Joseph Kopser

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Keynote Speaker @ Grayline Group
Austin, TX, US
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About Joseph Kopser

As we venture further into the 21st century, the opportunities for innovation (especially within the space industry and dual-use commercialization) are boundless. With a background that spans co-founding and scaling RideScout (which was acquired by Mercedes), serving in senior advisory roles, and 20 years of service in the U.S. Army, I have witnessed the transformative power of innovation and strategic leadership.After selling RideScout and guiding Mercedes in its evolution as a mobility leader, I co-authored "Catalyst," exploring the challenges and opportunities in our rapidly changing economy. My journey also includes running for Congress, a tenure as Executive-in-Residence at UT-Austin’s McCombs School of Business, and mentoring numerous startups.Currently, I leverage these experiences to build the next generation of leaders across business, non-profits, and academia. As a public speaker and technology entrepreneur, my expertise lies in transportation, smart cities, urban mobility, energy, and national security. At Grayline, we help organizations manage disruptive change by integrating expert insights and data-driven solutions.Throughout my career, I've been dedicated to innovation and leadership, recognized as a White House Champion of Change and awarded the U.S. Department of Transportation Data Innovation Award. I'm passionate about supporting veteran entrepreneurs through The Bunker and driving cleantech initiatives with CleanTX Foundation.Let’s connect to explore how we can shape the future of the aerospace industry and dual-use technologies together!Book time on my calendar here: https://calendly.com/grayline-joseph-kopser/one-on-one-leader-development-session-with-joseph-kopser-linkedin

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Grayline Group

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Keynote Speaker
Austin, TX, US
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Joseph Kopser Work Experience Details
  • Grayline Group
    Keynote Speaker
    Grayline Group
    Austin, Tx, Us
  • Kopser For Texas
    Candidate For Texas House District 47
    Kopser For Texas
    Austin, Tx, Us
  • Grayline Group
    Keynote Speaker
    Grayline Group Jan 2017 - Present
    Us
    With nearly 300 speeches, panels and interviews, I am able to keep an audience engaged while they also take away lessons they can apply in life. I can translate the coach, teach, mentor style to large, small and on-line audiences.Learn more about the most requested topics here: www.JosephKopser.comBook time on my calendar here: https://calendly.com/grayline-joseph-kopser/one-on-one-leader-development-session-with-joseph-kopser-linkedin
  • Grayline Group
    Serial Entrepreneur And Innovation Consultant
    Grayline Group Jan 2017 - Present
    Us
    West Point trained. Business tested. I've spent the last 30 years in leadership positions coaching, teaching and mentoring teams to achieve our goals. I've enjoyed success in a number of sectors using the proven techniques taught to me over the years. Now, I work with groups and individuals to share inspirational stories and leadership lessons from his business, military, and political life. My work and interviews have been seen nationally on Fox Business News, PBS, CNN, and CBS.Book time on my calendar here: https://calendly.com/grayline-joseph-kopser/one-on-one-leader-development-session-with-joseph-kopser-linkedin
  • Capital Factory
    Investor, Mentor And Special Advisor For Defense Innovation
    Capital Factory Jan 2015 - Present
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Last year more than 100,000 entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers gathered day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes, and coworking. I get to meet with the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2013.
  • Sustainment
    Chairman Of The Board
    Sustainment Aug 2020 - Present
    Austin, Tx, Us
    We're working to revive middle American manufacturing to support the largely family owned machine shops that stretch across our country. Sustainment is a SaaS platform that efficiently connects the fragmented ecosystem of 20k+ American machine shops with their enterprise customers to enable efficient long-tail supply chain networks. Our software enables US manufacturers to find and engage with the critical suppliers they need to build secure, onshore, America-first supplier networks. It will bridge the gap we feel between rural and urban as well as create more high paying American jobs.
  • The University Of Texas At Austin
    Special Advisor For Military Leadership And Strategy Policy
    The University Of Texas At Austin Sep 2020 - Present
    Austin, Tx, Us
    The University of Texas is a world-class partner of the military, our veterans and their families. I advise the university leadership on the policy needed to create world class military leadership and strategy through coordination of existing commissioning programs, military fellowships, student veterans, graduate programs, and leader development programs opportunities with the Texas Military Department and the United States Military.If you are on campus now, hope to be here one day, or moved on in your career, let me know how I can better connect with you with the amazing opportunities here for our military, veterans and families.
  • The University Of Texas At Austin
    Executive In Residence At The Mccombs School Of Business
    The University Of Texas At Austin Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
    Austin, Tx, Us
    I provide strategic counsel to the Dean and Senior Associate Dean of the McCombs School of Business with focus in the areas of entrepreneurship, policy, governance, and energy related areas. In addition, by partnering with faculty and students on related initiatives, I will work to create and strengthen relationships with potential corporate partners and individual stakeholders. In support of McComb’s entrepreneurship vertical, I will work to strengthen ties with the business community by connecting faculty and the University with external constituents and introduce additional opportunities to bring together business leaders, faculty, and students for impactful events and introductions.
  • Atx Venture Partners
    Limited Partner
    Atx Venture Partners Jan 2015 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    ATX Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on leading Seed, Series A, and early-stage software investments across the US. The firm invests in disruptive and emerging B2B software, APIs, applications, frontier tech, and marketplaces across a number of industries including Supply Chain, FinTech, InsurTech, and Future of Work. ATX also opportunistically invests into different stages, investment structures, and profiles outside of our early stage fund vehicles. ATX Venture Partners gives founders what they need most: access to the tools and talent from industry experts with hands-on support that sets the stage for success.
  • Moonshots Capital
    Limited Partner
    Moonshots Capital Jan 2017 - Present
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Moonshots Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in extraordinary leadership. Great leaders are hard to come by. We believe the best ones are military-trained or trial-by-fire entrepreneurs who have the ability to motivate others to action, inspire trust, and plan heuristically. We invest with conviction when those attributes are present. Moonshots Capital was founded by a team of veterans in 2017. We have collectively founded and operated 14 companies, and have personally invested in 70 ventures. Beyond capital, we deploy our military and entrepreneurial experience and network to help world-changing companies grow.
  • Swift
    Co-Founder & Senior Advisor
    Swift Sep 2024 - Present
    SWIFT is a workforce initiative that collaborates with educational institutions across Texas to train the nation's top space talent, focusing on areas critical to national security and defense innovation.By emphasizing hands-on design, fabrication, and testing of liquid rocket hardware, we ensure that graduates possess practical skills that meet the immediate needs of the defense and aerospace sectors.We then streamline the process for organizations to access and onboard these exceptionally qualified individuals.
  • Cleantx
    Chairman Advisory Board
    Cleantx Mar 2019 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    The mission of CleanTX is to accelerate the growth of the cleantech industry in Texas through information exchange, thought leadership, and strategic partnerships. Founded in 2006, CleanTX is the nonprofit economic development and professional association for cleantech in Central Texas, a $2.5 Billion industry that employs 20,000 individuals. The CleanTX community encompasses over 250 companies and an active ecosystem of entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and regional partners.
  • Fetii
    Senior Advisor
    Fetii Jan 2020 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Fetii (YC S22) is a group rideshare company that aims to decongest cities by utilizing a network of high capacity vehicles to move groups and businesses together on-demand. Fetii has transported 617k+ passengers, completed 60k+ trips, and removed 100k+ unnecessary vehicles off of the road.
  • Spacefund
    Senior Advisor
    Spacefund Jun 2021 - Present
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Space is the next big marketplace. With an Aerospace Engineering education and experience building technology companies I've joined as an advisor for the SpaceFund. The SpaceFund team includes the founders of some of the most influential and successful companies, groups, and projects in the space and finance industries. Our advisors and partners buttress our foundation and leverage our capabilities. This is the right team to find, finance, and build the startups that will change the future. And more than that, we have the tools, the resources, the network, and the experience to guide those companies to profitable exits.
  • Ustomorrow
    Co-Founder And Chair Of The Board
    Ustomorrow Jul 2019 - Present
    Austin, Us
    USTomorrow, a non-partisan 501(c)4 non-profit pilot program focused on civic engagement, education, mentorship, and activation. With events, strategic programming, new data collection and analysis, and a first of its kind digital communications platform, USTomorrow will seek to improve workforce readiness in the state of Texas and nationwide.
  • The Mentor Method
    Senior Advisor And Chief Growth Officer (Acquired)
    The Mentor Method May 2021 - Sep 2022
    Reston, Virginia, Us
    Acquired by The Cru, The Mentor Method had an incredible mission. Companies today are losing quality employees because they don't feel like their company is invested in them. That turnover is impacting the bottomline but the real costs are not properly measured because it's buried in recruiting and hiring new people. Instead, I work to help companies implement The Mentor Method to provide mentorship for guided self development that results in better retention and increased capacity throughout the organization. www.TheMentorMethod.com
  • Bionic Power
    Independent Board Director
    Bionic Power Jun 2020 - Sep 2021
    Vancouver, B.C., Ca
    Board Director for Bionic Power. Bionic Power makes wearable technology for charging batteries. They are focused on developing the PowerWalk® Kinetic Energy Harvester for military use and conducted multi-unit field trials with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. In the future, they seek to explore walk-recharge technology being used in disaster zones and remote work sites, and by consumers in recreational, emergency preparedness and backup applications.The PowerWalk enables users to produce 10-12 watts of power as they walk. Over the course of an hour, walking at a comfortable pace, users wearing a harvester on each leg can generate enough power to charge up to four smart phones.
  • Greater Austin Chamber Of Commerce
    Member Board Of Directors
    Greater Austin Chamber Of Commerce Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
    Austin, Tx, Us
    I joined the Chamber of Commerce to add a new voice to the discussion surrounding Austin's growth and planning with respect to jobs, mobility, affordability and opportunity for all in our city.
  • Kopser For Congress
    Congressional Candidate
    Kopser For Congress May 2017 - Nov 2018
    We built a bi-partisan coalition of voters resulting in winning our primary focused on a message of working across the aisle to focus on jobs, education, and our kids’ future. In less than 18 months, we formed a team that pioneered new techniques for fundraising, communicating with voters, tracking progress and several other innovations. - Just like a start-up, we raised over $3.1 million using best business practices resulting in the highest amount raised of any candidate in Q4,CY17 than any candidate-- Republican or Democrat, Incumbent or Challenger, out of 36 Congressional districts - We ran a campaign message focuses on bi-partisanship and problem solving that appealed to crossing the aisle to get things done. When the votes were counted, we received more votes than any candidate running as a Democrat for Congress in the history of Texas politics up until 2018.- Our race attracted so much attention locally and nationally that more people turned out to vote in our district than any other district in the state of Texas.
  • Nstxl (National Security Technology Accelerator)
    Co-Founder And Chair Of The Board
    Nstxl (National Security Technology Accelerator) Jan 2014 - May 2017
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    After co-founding the Defense Energy Summit in Austin in November 2013, Matt Laudon and I created NSTXL as a non-profit membership consortium working to deliver innovative technologies to the warfighter in a quick, efficient and cost-effective manner. NSTXL continues to this day and works to prospect, vet and fund commercial and university-based R&D that support specific Department of Defense and national security technical requirements; mentor members for more successful funding and development interactions with U.S. national security organizations and stakeholders; facilitate opportunities for interaction and deal-flow among universities, large and small companies, and the military; and, create workforce development and entrepreneurship opportunities for veterans. For more information, visit us at nstxl.org.
  • Ridescout (Acquired By Mercedes Benz In 2014)
    Co-Founder & Ceo
    Ridescout (Acquired By Mercedes Benz In 2014) May 2011 - Dec 2016
    RideScout is a technology platform that aggregates transportation options on its free iOS and Android apps and, utilizing predictive technology, helps users get around cities faster and smarter. RideScout shows users transit, taxi, ride share, car share, bike share, carpool, walking, biking, driving and parking in one view, with real-time transit departures and traffic integration. In 2016, Mercedes changed the name to Moovel.
  • Cleantx
    Board Of Directors
    Cleantx Jan 2013 - Jan 2015
    Austin, Texas, Us
    The CleanTX Foundation is committed to powering Texas' Clean Energy economy.
  • Ut-Austin
    Department Chair And Professor Of Leadership And Strategy At Texas Army Rotc
    Ut-Austin Nov 2011 - May 2013
    Austin, Tx, Us
    I served as the Professor of Military Science and Department Chair responsible for developing the next generation of Army leaders.
  • Us Army
    Army Officer
    Us Army Jun 1993 - May 2013
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
  • Us Army
    Special Assistant To The Army Chief Of Staff
    Us Army Apr 2009 - May 2011
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    I served as a Special Assistant for the Army Chief of Staff, General George W. Casey, Jr. As a strategist for his Strategic Communications team, I researched, developed, and assisted in the execution of his messaging which allowed the assisted him as he communicated his vision to internal and external audiences.
  • Us Army
    Strategic Planner For Future Force Integration Directorate, Fcs
    Us Army Jun 2008 - Mar 2009
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    I worked with Major General James Terry to communicate the Army's priorities of modernization with Congress and Industry.
  • 1St Cavalry Division, U.S. Army
    Cavalry Squadron Xo And S3 Operations Officer Of 1/9 Cav & 2-7 Cav
    1St Cavalry Division, U.S. Army Jun 2005 - May 2008
    Fort Hood, Texas, Us
    Learned a lot about how to do things and saw how to NOT do things. Made some really great friends while we deployed to Iraq.
  • Department Of Social Sciences, Usma
    Associate Professor
    Department Of Social Sciences, Usma 2002 - 2005
    The group of people I worked with everyday are some of the most talented I have ever known. The mission of the Department of Social Sciences is to educate, develop, and inspire Cadets through core courses and academic majors in economics and political science, interdisciplinary minors, and related cadet development activities, and to attract, develop, and employ a faculty that excels in teaching, cadet development, scholarship and outreach, in order to prepare cadets and faculty to serve as leaders of character who make distinguished contributions to the Army and the Nation.
  • Nasa Ames Research Center
    Project Intern
    Nasa Ames Research Center Jun 1992 - Jul 1992
    Moffett Field, California, Us
    As an aerospace engineering major at West Point, I had the opportunity to work at NASA on the 6DOF (Six Degrees of Freedom) vertical motion based simulator. As part of an Army project focused on aviation innovation, I learned from some of the smartest people in the world.

Joseph Kopser Skills

Leadership Strategy Start Ups Military Entrepreneurship Program Management Army Strategic Planning Leadership Development Defense National Security Public Speaking Management Operational Planning Strategic Communications Organizational Leadership Security Clearance Project Planning Policy Business Strategy Executive Management Military Experience Military Operations Integration Business Development Command Strategic Partnerships Project Management Mentoring Venture Capital Analysis Transportation Training Cross Functional Team Leadership Energy Policy Proposal Writing Media Relations Intelligence Strategic Leadership Community Outreach Tactics Fundraising Corporate Development Strategic Thinking Sustainability Connecting People Emergency Management Product Management Angel Investing Father

Joseph Kopser Education Details

  • United States Military Academy At West Point
    United States Military Academy At West Point
    Aerospace Engineering
  • Harvard Kennedy School
    Harvard Kennedy School
    Masters Of Public Administration

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