Mr. Bremer is the Founder and CEO of Windage Partners, a middle-market focused private equity firm that makes control investments in the Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services (ADGS) end-markets. Since 2002, he has led or advised on more than $25 billion in strategic M&A and financing transactions and has held board positions with numerous private equity-backed companies, including as the Chairman of Root9B and Creative Radicals. Following his graduation from the United States Air Force Academy in 1992, Mr. Bremer was commissioned in the U.S. Navy and served for eight years as a Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) officer, completing operational tours at SEAL Team 3 and SEAL Team 8. As a Platoon Commander, he led numerous classified, multinational operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Forge.In 2007, Mr. Bremer was appointed by President George W. Bush to the 2007-2008 Class of White House Fellows and served on the Homeland Security Council staff in the Executive Office of the President. He was the Director of Strategy and Resources and co-authored the 2007 National Strategy for Homeland Security.In 2020, he was nominated by President Donald J. Trump for the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the senior Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing America’s Special Operations Forces. Mr. Bremer testified in front of the United States Senate but did not receive a confirmation vote due to the outcome of the Presidential election. Mr. Bremer serves on the U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation Board as a Founding Director and on the Advisory Board of The Navy SEAL Museum San Diego. He is a Co-Founder and former Director of the Navy SEAL Foundation, a former Director of the White House Fellows Foundation and Association, and a former Director of the Carson Scholars Fund. He holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he serves on the Private Equity Council, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Business Executives for National Security, Council for National Policy, FirstWave, and Alder.