Athenium proudly announces the engagement of retired U.S. Army Colonel Cary C. Harbaugh as a Strategic Advisor. In this role, Col. Harbaugh will counsel Athenium's leadership across the defense, specialized technology and strategic cross-border sectors, drawing on more than four decades of service in the U.S. special operations and intelligence communities.
The engagement extends Athenium's long-standing alignment with the national-security mission. Originally founded as a portfolio company of In-Q-Tel — the venture fund serving the CIA and the broader U.S. Intelligence Community — Athenium has built a track record of addressing the government's most demanding mission-support needs through granular weather, hazard and infrastructure analytics. Colonel Harbaugh's operational and intelligence experience strengthens the company's ability to translate those capabilities into decision advantage for defense and federal partners.
"As a former senior intelligence officer at SOCOM, Col. Harbaugh brings a rare combination of operational depth, intelligence expertise, and strategic judgment that maps directly to the missions our technology supports," said Jim Greenwell, Athenium’s CEO. "His perspective will help us serve our defense and federal customers with even greater precision as the demands on risk and operational intelligence continue to grow."
"Athenium sits at the intersection of data, technology, and mission — the same intersection where I spent much of my career," said Colonel Cary C. Harbaugh (U.S. Army, Ret.). "I look forward to helping the team apply its capabilities where they can have the greatest strategic impact.”
About Colonel Cary C. Harbaugh
Colonel Cary C. Harbaugh is a retired military officer and security expert. He leverages an extensive defense background acquired over a 41-year active-duty U.S. Army career — 10 years enlisted and 31 years commissioned — served primarily in the special operations community, to advise across the defense, specialized technology, and strategic cross-border sectors.
His career highlights include:
• Special Assistant to the Commander, USSOCOM (2012–2019)
• Director, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Warrior Care Program — also known as the Care Coalition — and Director of the 2019 Warrior Games in Tampa Bay (2013–2019)
• G2, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps–Italy (2011–2012)
• Commander/Director, Joint Intelligence Center (JICSOC), and Director of Intelligence Operations, USSOCOM (2009–2011)
• Congressional Liaison Officer (LNO), Joint Special Operations Command (2007–2009)
• Fellow, Central Intelligence Agency (2006–2007)
• J2, Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) (2001–2005)
Specialized training includes the National Clandestine Service's Graduate Program, the U.S. Army War College, and the Istituto Superiore Stato Maggiore Interforze (Italian Joint War College, on exchange).
Colonel Harbaugh serves as Chairman of the Special Operations Warrior Golf Foundation. He also serves as a Board Director of Veteran Coalition International and of the Brian Bill Foundation and advises a number of other charities supporting special operations wounded warriors and families. In addition to his new role with Athenium, Colonel Harbaugh serves, or has served, as an advisor to DelTar Tech, Cogitativo, and continues to advise the CEO of Victura.