Joseph Makol is an active angel investor and advisor to early stage startups. He is the co-founder of Citadel Defense a leading defense company backed by Lightspeed Ventures and acquired by BlueHalo in 2021. Previously he led advanced sensor integrations for General Atomics ASI Predator B UAV. Joey has his BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara and a LEAD Certificate in Organizational Leadership and Innovation from Stanford GSB.