Speaker
Michael Pett
Director of Employment and Community Outreach
Vets inTech
See
Michael Pett
at these sessions:
Ocean Drive Ballroom E/F
Precision Targeting: Veteran Resume & Search Mastery
National Security | Dual Use + Defense Tech | Entrepreneurship + Scaling
Michael’s military journey began in 1998 with the US Army. He was fortunate to be stationed at Schofield Barracks, HI with the 25th Infantry Division where he was deployed to Iraq from December of 2003 through March of 2005. He served as a casualty operations specialist with the 225 Forward Support Battalion. Michael later retired in 2019. After exiting the military, Michael joined Accenture as the North American Military Recruiting Lead. He worked tirelessly to create new initiatives focusing on the growth and professional development of student veterans, current service members, and spouses. Each tailored program provided candidates with tangible tools required to succeed in the ever-changing corporate climate. In 2016, Michael formalized the sponsorship between Accenture and Four Block bringing the program to Chicago. When at Uber, Michael served as the Head of Military and Veteran Programs where he had the distinct privilege of standing up the first ever Global Military, Veteran, and Partner hiring program. This program brought MVP talent into all lines of business at Uber across all mega regions. After nearly 5 years of supporting Uber, Michael joined the ranks of his favorite non-profit partner, VetsinTech. His current role allows him to support business development and provide partnership support to all of the Nation’s best tech-organizations who are seeking to attract, hire and retain the best talent from the armed forces community.

