The Upstate Catholic Business Network will host our regular Breakfast and Speaker on 21 August.
Our August breakfast speaker is Trevor Hough. Trevor is a former national security policy executive with deep operational expertise on defense and intelligence tech evaluation and implementation. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2022 as after serving almost 30 years in the Army from the rank of Private to Colonel and assignments ranging from enlisted Infantryman to the White House. He spent most of his military career leading efforts to better understand data and make data and tech work for operational decision making and effect.
Trevor’s military assignments include helping to lead the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) missions in Counterterrorism and in the Middle East; commanding the Joint Special Operations Command Intelligence Brigade; two years at the White House serving as Middle East Policy Advisor to Vice President Michael Pence and then on the National Security Council Staff where he managed all of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) sensitive activities; Counterterrorism and Special Operations Intelligence Branch Chief on the Joint Chiefs of Staff J2, and serving in Armored Cavalry and Special Operations units at levels ranging from Special Forces Company to commanding a Special Operations Intelligence Brigade. Trevor is a veteran of several overseas deployments and assignments.
He earned a BA from Norwich University and a MS degree from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is the founder and owner of the ADK Group, an advisory firm focused on helping companies scale up while bridging the gaps between private capital, companies building innovative dual use technology, and national security organizations from both the U.S. and our allies. Trevor, his wife, and their two children now live in Greenville and they attend St. Mary’s Church.
Sully’s Steamers will provide breakfast, so please RVSP so that we can give them an accurate headcount. We will meet at the offices of Parallel Financial, 511 Rhett Street, Suite 2A, Greenville, SC 29601. Parking is available in any of the three lots shown in the map below. There may also be some available spots on Rhett Street or Main Street.
We look forward to seeing you!
