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Mike Hayes

Managing Director at Insight Partners and board member of Easy Aerial. Former COO at VMware, where he led global business operations and the company's SaaS transition and helped lead VMware's $69B sale to Broadcom. Previously a senior executive at Cognizant with $2B P&L responsibility for banking and financial services, and Chief of Staff/COO at Bridgewater Associates.

Served as a U.S. Navy SEAL for 20 years, including as Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO and Director for Defense Policy and Strategy at the National Security Council under Presidents Bush and Obama. Recipient of the Bronze Star for valor in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Author of the bestseller *Never Enough*.

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Easy Aerialverified→
Board Member
US-based manufacturer of tethered UAS and [Drone-in-a-Box](/models/easy-aerial-drone-in-a-box) autonomous drone systems for defense, government, and commercial
Series B · $20M1 verified deployment · Easy Aerial Drone-in-a-Box at Travis Air Force Base, California, USA →1 model

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