REED WERNER

Reed brings to Epirus a career spanning more than two decades of leadership in corporate finance, defense, and capital markets. Most recently, he served as CFO of ThayerMahan, a leader in uncrewed maritime defense technologies.  He also serves as an advisor at Cerberus Capital Management where he focuses on critical infrastructure and defense technology investments.

His background includes investment banking at Goldman Sachs, where he advised on cross-border transactions and business strategy, and at the Department of Defense, where he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia. His service earned him the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

Earlier in his career, Reed served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve and did two diplomatic tours in Iraq. Reed holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Business School.