EdgeRunner Unveils Strategic Advisory Board Led by Former 4-Star Army Gen. Andrew Poppas and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

Senior leaders with deep experience across government, military, and business will help shape EdgeRunner’s strategy for bringing domain-specific AI to the edge

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EdgeRunner AI, the leader in military-specific, on-device artificial intelligence, today announced the formal appointment of its Strategic Advisory Board. Each member brings a unique set of experience, knowledge, and connectivity across government, military, and enterprise sectors.

As part of their appointment, members of the Strategic Advisory Board will provide guidance to EdgeRunner AI’s leadership team for both go-to-market and technology development while upholding the highest standards of national security, integrity, and innovation.

Members of EdgeRunner AI’s Strategic Advisory Board include:

• General (Ret.) Andrew Poppas – former 4-Star Commanding General of U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), Director of the Joint Staff, and Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
• Paul D. Ryan – former 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Vice Presidential nominee, Partner at Solamere Capital, and member of the boards of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, Fox Corporation, and Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Bob Muglia – former CEO of Snowflake, Inc. and President of Microsoft Corporation
• Lieutenant General (Ret.) William “Bill” Bender – former 3-Star U.S. Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Senior Vice President at Leidos
• Brigadier General (Ret.) Mike Siegl – former 1-Star U.S. Army CENTCOM Director of Logistics and Engineering (J4)
• Vishnu Nath – Head of Google Chat and former VP & General Manager of Microsoft Corporation

“I am delighted to join EdgeRunner’s Strategic Advisory Board and help deliver next generation military-specific AI to the warfighter,” said Gen. (Ret) Andrew Poppas. “The future of warfare is AI-enabled, and the best AI will win. In contested environments, there are no second chances. EdgeRunner delivers decisive intelligence at the edge, giving our warfighters the speed, security, and advantage to dominate our adversaries.”

“I'm thrilled to work with the EdgeRunner team, who are giving warfighters domain-specific artificial intelligence that operates at the tactical edge in disconnected environments,” said Paul Ryan. “This will be critical to winning current and future conflicts while keeping our service members safe by providing decisive decision advantage over our adversaries.”

“We are honored to welcome this exceptional group of leaders to our team,” said Tyler Xuan Saltsman, Co-Founder & CEO at EdgeRunner AI. “As members of our Strategic Advisory Board, they will help ensure EdgeRunner remains at the forefront of delivering domain-specific AI for the warfighter.”

“These leaders bring deep industry experience that will accelerate EdgeRunner’s work in both the national security and enterprise sectors,” said Colton Malkerson, Co-Founder & COO at EdgeRunner AI. “As AI is applied across warfighting and business contexts, these leaders will help us build EdgeRunner into a transformative and enduring company.”

About EdgeRunner AI

EdgeRunner AI is the leader in military-specific, on-device artificial intelligence, offering the world’s fastest on-device military AI platform, engineered for Denied, Disrupted, Intermittent, and Limited (DDIL) environments. With cutting-edge LLMs, intelligent agents, and computer vision systems, EdgeRunner AI delivers warfighters AI-driven speed, precision, and autonomy—without the internet. For more information, visit: https://www.edgerunnerai.com