George Hoyem spent over 15 years investing at In-Q-Tel before joining Lavrock, and earlier ran HP's Internet Commerce Division and helped lead VeriFone through its $1.3 billion sale to HP, giving him a rare mix of intelligence-community and operating experience. He invests in defense and dual-use technology like AI, cyber, robotics, space, and autonomy, pushing companies to work with real end-users and run pilot projects early, and he shares his thinking on AI and cyber risk through his own long-form writing.