A senior officer, a strategist, and a builder.
From the cockpit to the corner office at the Pentagon, the questions stayed the same.
Gabe Arrington is a senior military officer, accomplished national security and business strategist, visionary technologist, celebrated author, and entrepreneur. He is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, focusing on national security and energy studies.
He grew up in a military family, spending time throughout the United States and internationally as a child. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with Military Distinction in 2003. He holds a Master of Arts in National Security Studies, a Master of Arts in Military Operational Art and Science as a Distinguished Graduate of Air University, and a Master of Philosophy in Military Strategy from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies.
His military career has spanned multiple commands and staffs, including command of six aircraft and 273 combat missions. Throughout his career he has been called upon to lead some of the nation’s most consequential efforts: leading Air Force Operational Wargaming, developing the Air Force’s Fast Space Strategy, creating Pilot Training Next, and developing the Joint Warfighting Concept on the Joint Staff across multiple U.S. administrations. As Chief of Disruptive Technology at the Pentagon, he led a $9B shift in funding to create what leadership described as the “Third Offset Strategy,” combining multiple emerging technologies.
He has earned respect across the defense and interagency landscape, including work with multiple National Security Councils and across industry. As an MIT Seminar XXI Fellow and a National Defense Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, he has built a reputation as a strategist who can move between the operational, the technological, and the political with equal fluency.
Beyond his military and policy work, Gabe is the CEO and Co-Founder of Higher Prana, a media company focused on wellness and mindfulness, and the CEO and Founder of the Texas Security and Policy Institute. He serves on the boards of AI 2030, PPE Kids, the National Amateur Fall Baseball Federation, and Brandeis University.