Dragon Forge + Tech Duels - A Strategic ALLIANCE

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Written By Brian Drake

We are excited to announce a partnership with Tech Duels LLC.Tech Duels is a training and career development organization dedicated to bringing together the leading minds of the industry and the newest up-and-comers to learn from each other, generate better ideas, and become more confident.

Tech Duels uses a unique blend of remote and in-person training techniques to give businesses maximum flexibility in how and when it trains its workforce. Using a competitive debate style, Tech Duels shortens the introduction-to-sale cycle by preparing its clients to anticipate customer objections, prepare response to obstacles, and counter competitor themes.

Dragon Forge is adding this capability to its already robust repertoire of consulting services. If you would like to know more, please contact us at questions@dragon-forge.net

Brian Drake

Brian Drake has over 20 years of experience in the national security and commercial consulting market. He recently departed the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) where he served in multiple roles for over a decade. His last assignment was leading the intelligence briefing team for the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary, the Undersecretary for Policy, and other “E Ring” principals. He was DIA’s first Director of AI where he drafted the agency’s AI strategy and oversaw a $20+ million AI investment portfolio. In 2021, he was named by Federal Computer Week as one of the Federal 100 for his work at DIA. As an analyst he led multiple teams countering threats from state and non-state actors across technology, counterintelligence, and counternarcotics topics.

He also founded and served as President and CEO of the Defense Intelligence Memorial Foundation. In this role, he raised $1M+ to provide scholarships to children of Defense Intelligence Officers killed in the line of duty.

He previously was a Manager with Deloitte Consulting and a management consultant with Toffler Associates specializing in strategic planning, business development, collaboration consulting, technology, and innovation for commercial and government clients. He also worked as a military platforms and policy analyst for Systems Planning and Analysis and as a nuclear weapons programs analyst for DynCorp.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mercer University and a Masters from Georgetown University.

Mr. Drake lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and two kids. He is a passionate Washington Commanders fan and guitar player.

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