Three private sector industry leaders are sworn into the US Army on June 10, 2026. The Army has established the “Executive Innovation Corps” for the purpose of recruiting senior leaders from the business and technology sectors. (US Army/Sgt. Christopher Smith)

The Army Is Now Recruiting Commissioned Officers from the C-Suite

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The new commissioning marked the second time that business and tech executives were inducted directly into the Army at senior ranks.

On Wednesday, the United States Army commissioned a “second cohort” of officers from the tech community. The three men inducted into the armed forces will serve with the “Executive Innovation Corps,” also known as Detachment 201, where they will “use their advanced expertise in commercial tech and private industry to offer a different perspective and advise senior Army leaders on solving military problems,” the Army announced in a media statement.

The three new officers are:

Dane Knecht, chief technology officer of content delivery network Cloudflare;

Sam Pallura, managing director and chief technology officer of private equity firm Sutter Hill Ventures; and

Serkan Piantino, co-founder of Facebook AI Research and former vice president of products at Reddit.

The three men received their commissions........

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