Retired Four Star General Stanley A. McChrystal is now an Accrete member of the Accrete Board of Advisory.

We share a common commitment to use dual-use AI software in order to boost intelligence and national security.

General Stanley A. McChrystal (left), Accrete CEO and Founder Prashant Bhuyan (right).

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Accrete, Inc. We are honored to have retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal join our Advisory Board. General McChrystal has a distinguished career as the former commander of U.S. and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) Afghanistan and the former commander of the nation’s premier military counter-terrorism force, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). General “Stan” McChrystal is best known for developing and implementing a comprehensive counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan and creating a cohesive counter-terrorism organization that revolutionized the interagency operating culture. McChrystal joins Accrete’s advisory board along with David Magerman, renowned computer scientist and philanthropist who helped found the equities trading group at the world-leading quantitative hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, and Jim Gill, Executive Vice President, Americas at Cornerstone OnDemand.

McChrystal was a commander of many elite units throughout his military career, including the 75th Ranger Regiment. He served in leadership roles in numerous combat positions from 9/11 onwards to his retirement in 2010. He was appointed Commander of US Forces Afghanistan by the President of the United States, and NATO Secretary General in June 2009. His command included over 150,000 troops from 45 allies countries.

McChrystal and Prashant Bhuyan, Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Accrete, Inc. developed a friendship many years ago centered on Stan’s work in the area of leadership. McChrystal’s leadership principles, captured in his book Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex WorldThe idea behind, is to break down preconceived notions about leadership in order increase competitiveness through the creation of agile, efficient and mission-oriented organisations. Leadership is not about charisma or omnipotence. Great leaders are humble, empathetic and capable of balancing confidence and humility. McChrystal is convinced that anyone can lead and it’s a choice.

“General McChrystal has been a great friend and mentor since we launched Accrete in 2017,” said Bhuyan. “Thanks largely to the ‘Team of Teams’ mentality that’s infused into Accrete’s culture, we have been able to create substantial operational leverage, outperform much larger competitors, and build impactful products. Accrete has rapidly evolved into a market leader in AI solutions for dual-use, configurable learning that can perform meaningful analytic work for both commercial and government customers. Our threat detection solution Argus™For example, analyzing the open-source web in multiple languages to detect anomalous or nefarious behavior, Argus continuously does so. Not only does Argus perform work that would otherwise require an army of expert analysts to perform at an estimated cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, the insights produced help combat bad actors that could cost the economy billions of dollars.”

“If we don’t compete in artificial intelligence, we lose.”

Speaking at the Accrete headquarters in 2021 before a crowd of AI experts and U.S. Special Operations veterans, McChrystal didn’t mince words when he rang alarm bells about how foreign adversaries have been weaponizing information complexity and misinformation to attack U.S. civil society. Calling out that the U.S. is now in an information and AI war with China, he warned that if we don’t compete in AI, “we lose.” McChrystal said, “Economic and geographic advantages of the past aren’t enough to protect the U.S. in this new era of conflict.” he added, “The work Accrete is doing to bolster national security is critical to increasing competitiveness and winning.”

Bill Wall, a former Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel that spent twenty-two years in service who leads Federal Sales at Accrete said, “Having worked for General McChrystal for five years while in the Joint Special Operations Command, I’ve seen firsthand the amazingly positive impact his style of leadership and influence make on organizations. General McChrystal is a mentor to leaders who can help them pursue bold goals to bring about transformational change. This results in high-level success. He makes even the best teams better. I am excited to have him on our advisory board as we prepare for sustained growth and increased capability for our government and commercial customers in 2023 and beyond.”

Jason Kirby, Accrete’s Federal Sales COO, said, “It is our privilege to have General McChrystal join our advisory board as Accrete continues to scale as a DoD prime contractor. Having served at the Joint Staff during a crucial juncture of our nation’s security, it is Accrete’s privilege to once more support the warfighter equipped with revolutionary artificial intelligence capabilities that empower the nation’s defence. General McChrystal’s renowned leadership and intellect is a welcome addition to our growing team.”

About General Stanley A. McChrystal

Following military service, Stan spent twelve years as a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he taught a course on Leadership. He was also on the boards at Navistar International Corporation, Siemens Government Technology and JetBlue Airways. Stan is currently on FiscalNote’s board and advises many other companies. He is an sought-after speaker and gives speeches on leadership to organizations all over the country. Stan published his memoir in 2013 My Part in the Task, a New York Times bestseller. For a complex world, team of teams: New rules of engagementThe New York Times Bestseller in 2015 was “The Greatest Love Story Ever” Stan co-authored Leaders: A myth and a realityWall Street Journal Bestseller: based on the epochal Parallel Lives Plutarch.

A passionate advocate for national service and veterans’ issues, Stan is the Chair of the Board of Service Year Alliance. In this capacity, he advocates for a future in which a year of full-time service—a service year—is a common expectation and opportunity for all young Americans. Stan is a United States Military Academy at West Point graduate and the Naval War College. He also completed year-long fellowships at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Council on Foreign Relations.

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