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Lu Bolden is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of the BNS group of companies and Chairman of Cadick Corporation. Before founding BNS, Lu was Verimatrix’s Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for worldwide sales and operations, and played a crucial role in Verimatrix’s acquisition of Akamai’s TV Everywhere. Prior to that he co-founded CSI Digital, an IPTV and OTT integration company that deployed over 100 systems in the Americas, and served as EVP of Technical Sales for Sherpaq Mobile Products, designing mobile voice, video and data systems for Army Intelligence, SACEUR, the Secretary of Defense and HHS. Lu flew on the E-3 AWACS out of Tinker AFB and Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base; after his service he played professional basketball in Germany and founded a youth basketball camp in the Netherlands.

Bill has over 30 years of experience with the Department of Defense, U.S. government agencies, allied partners and commercial energy companies. He served 12 years as a crewmember and instructor on U.S. and NATO E-3 AWACS aircraft with 3,000+ flying hours, then 13 years as a Communications and Cyber Operations Officer, including roles as Senior Network Defense Officer, CENTCOM/USAF liaison to the NSA, Squadron Director of Operations and Air Force Special Operations Command headquarters staff. In Iraq he managed all tactical and strategic IT projects in the country. After retiring, Bill supported the U.S. Navy and Fortune 500 energy providers at Booz Allen Hamilton in cybersecurity policy, systems engineering and program management. He holds a B.S. from the University of Maryland.

Chad has served as CFO of a technology infrastructure lifecycle services company, a global creative production collective and an IPTV services company; Director of SEC Reporting for a telecom company; Director of Finance for a technology start-up; Vice President of Corporate Accounting for a financial services firm; and Assistant Controller for a health services company. He began his career as an auditor with Deloitte, holds an inactive CPA license in Oregon, and earned a Master of Accountancy and B.S. in Accounting from BYU. Chad writes fiction adventure novels and presents to schools nationwide as a child literacy advocate.

Prior to BNS, Jon was CEO and founder of Sphaera, an IT infrastructure lifecycle management firm focused on data center and AI buildouts for enterprise, hyperscalers and neocloud companies. A network engineer turned serial entrepreneur, Jon founded three other startups and led them to successful exits and served as president of a retail colocation data center firm. He served in the 3rd Ranger Battalion (1988–1992) and studied at UC Santa Barbara. Jon lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Andrew earned his B.S. from the University of South Carolina in 1993 and began his career at Westinghouse, then Graybar Electric, before joining Carolina Power Systems, where he developed extensive expertise in government contracting and manufacturing facility management. He leads a team of 25 skilled employees in Sumter producing switchboards, motor controllers and control and monitoring equipment for new installations and retrofits.

David leads engineering, manufacturing and field-service operations for BNS Power across the full project lifecycle, from planning and design through production, installation, commissioning and long-term support. His experience covers low- and medium-voltage distribution, switchboards and switchgear, control systems, microgrids, data centers, building automation and commissioning. Before BNS he held engineering and leadership roles in the federal government, delivering resilient systems for demanding mission environments.