Team
Operators. Engineers. Grit.
Aaron Brown
CEO & Co-FounderUS Army Ranger. CIA Operations Officer. Built and ran human intelligence networks across denied areas. Aaron founded Lumbra because he lived the problem. He leads strategy, government relationships, and fundraising.
Michael Hiebert
CTO & Co-FounderUS Army Ranger. MIT Computer Science. Led engineering at defense technology companies building ML systems for the intelligence community. Michael leads all technical architecture, engineering culture, and platform development. He bridges the gap between operator need and technical execution.
The people building it
Lumbra is a team of engineers and operators drawn from the intelligence community, special operations, and frontier AI research. They've graduated from MIT, Carnegie Mellon, West Point, and U.S. Army Ranger School. They've worked at Palantir, Anduril, Onebrief, Joint Special Operations Command, and CIA. These are not observers of the problem. They live it.
What we demand of ourselves
Initiative and Intellectual Grit
We demand teammates who leave things better than they found them and actively hunt problems as they work. When the way forward is unclear, we expect you to learn, adapt, and deliver. Not blind obedience. Resourcefulness under pressure.
Make the World Measurably Better
Our technology touches national security, defense, and real lives. That demands more than good intentions. Every solution ties to a problem worth solving. Every outcome gets measured. If it is not actively solving the problem, it is not worth doing.
Plan Carefully, Execute Intentionally
Moving quickly is not an excuse for sloppy output. Define the endstate. Align upfront. Own every detail. Precision in planning is the multiplier that lets a small team outperform organizations ten times its size.
Recalibrate without Ego
Disagree, then commit. Argue the merits honestly and directly, make a decision as a team, execute wholeheartedly. When something goes wrong, acknowledge it without malice. Internalize feedback with the same intent it was given.