Maj. Gen. Steven(Bucky) Butow

Steve “Bucky” Butow is Senior Advisor to the Director and Executive Committee Member at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). He joined the team in 2015 as a founding member of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) and helped establish the organization’s operating locations in Silicon Valley; Boston, Massachusetts; and Austin, Texas. Butow has previously served as DIU’s Space Portfolio Director, and Military Deputy. In his reserve capacity, Butow is a Major General serving as the Commander of the California Air National Guard where he leads 4,900 Airmen assigned to five wings and a headquarters staff. He also serves as a senior advisor to General Michael Gutlein, Direct Reporting Program Manager for GOLDEN DOME of AMERICA in a dual hat capacity.