General Charles Flynn (Ret.)
General (Ret.) Charles A. Flynn is a senior national security leader with decades of experience across tactical, operational, and strategic levels of the United States Army. Throughout his career, he played a critical role in advancing U.S. strategic interests across Asia and the Indo-Pacific while strengthening alliances and multinational coordination efforts. He brings deep expertise in executive leadership, strategic risk analysis, modernization, and operational decision-making within complex geopolitical environments. General Flynn has extensive experience bridging government, military, and private-sector stakeholders to support critical infrastructure, industrial resilience, and national security initiatives. His leadership philosophy emphasizes mission-focused execution, mentorship, innovation, and long-term strategic positioning.
Principal & Chairman 
sean flynn
Sean Flynn is an operator-builder focused on national security, industrial strategy, and strategic operations across defense, critical minerals, infrastructure, and advanced industrial sectors. His background combines operational military leadership with enterprise-risk management, financial analysis, compliance coordination, and execution planning to help organizations navigate complex operating environments. Drawing on experience in strategic operations, Palantir-enabled data workflows, supply chain modernization, and industrial-base coordination, Sean specializes in translating fragmented opportunities into executable campaigns and scalable platform initiatives. His approach integrates governance, risk assessment, market-entry strategy, and operational execution to support decision-making in high-consequence industries. As founder of Manifest Industries and Flynn Advisors, he is focused on building agile platforms that align technical capability, strategic stakeholders, and national security priorities into action-oriented outcomes.
Managing Partner & President