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Cogs of War: Moving at the Speed of War with Horacio Rozanski of Booz Allen

August 26, 2025
Cogs of War: Moving at the Speed of War with Horacio Rozanski of Booz Allen
Cogs of War: Moving at the Speed of War with Horacio Rozanski of Booz Allen

Cogs of War: Moving at the Speed of War with Horacio Rozanski of Booz Allen

Ryan Evans and Horacio Rozanski
August 26, 2025
The future fight won’t be won by those with the biggest budgets, most polished strategies, or largest armies. It will be won by those who can translate breakthrough technology into usable capability at speed and scale. Ryan was joined by Horacio Rozanski, the CEO of Booz Allen, to talk about the role his company is playing in this race. Having reoriented Booz Allen into a technology integrator, he shares the cultural and organizational challenges of turning Booz Allen into a company of builders, the bets being made on emerging technologies, and how his personal journey — from immigrant to Booz Allen intern to CEO — shapes how he sees change.
This is a special cross-posted episode of Cogs of War, our show on defense tech and industry. Click here to subscribe using your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1818133762

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