Advisory Board
Mike Pompeo, Brian Bulatao and Jonathan Moneymaker join Kraken Technology Group as Board Advisors to accelerate Kraken’s international expansion.
19 November 2025, Fareham - Former U.S. Secretary of State and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mike Pompeo, has joined the international Advisory Board of Kraken Technology Group, following on from his investment in the firm. He will be joined by Brian Bulatao, former COO of the Central Intelligence Agency and Under Secretary of State for Management, alongside Jonathan Moneymaker, the founder and CEO of leading U.S defence technology firm BlueHalo. Moneymaker was central to taking the business from inception to its $4 Billion sale this year.
This combined experience from across the national security, technology and defence industries will further support Kraken’s accelerated growth and development. This includes a move to large-scale localised manufacturing in several key strategic regions including the U.S., broadening of key technological partnerships, accelerated development and roll-out of operationally hardened capabilities and expansion of bespoke programmes for a growing U.S. customer base.
This move follows the successful completion of a series of national demonstrations directly to operator groups in the U.S. Kraken is currently on contract with a number of U.S. customers including U.S. Special Operations Command and the U.S. Navy.
Kraken will continue to develop and expand its position as an established market leader in the provision of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to the U.S. Department of War and its NATO Allies.
Mal Crease, CEO and Founder of Kraken Technology Group, said:
“Kraken is focused on delivering high-quality transformational capabilities to NATO Allies and international partners. The credibility and expertise of our international advisors is unparallelled, and their involvement confirms and supports a rapidly growing adoption of Kraken capabilities on both sides of the Atlantic.
Kraken has firmly established its presence across NATO Europe and is now focused on embedding and expanding these proven capabilities in support of the U.S. and its Allies. We are humbled to have such captains of industry on our team.”
Mike Pompeo
Michael R. Pompeo served as the 70th Secretary of State of the United States, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and was elected to four terms in Congress representing the Fourth District of Kansas. Mike graduated first in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986. He served as a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army, leading troops patrolling the Iron Curtain. Mike left the military in 1991 and then graduated from Harvard Law School, having served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Up next was almost a decade leading two manufacturing businesses in South Central Kansas – first in the aerospace industry and then making energy drilling and production equipment.
In 2010, Mike watched the government grow too big and decided to run for Congress. He won and was re-elected three more times to represent South Central Kansas – the heartland of America. Becoming America’s most senior spy, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, was Mike’s next chance to champion American values. President Donald Trump saw that good work and decided to make Mike America’s 70th Secretary of State. As our nation’s most senior diplomat in the Trump Administration and President Trump’s chief negotiator, Mike helped to craft U.S. foreign policy based on our nation’s founding ideals emphasizing religious freedom as central to human dignity. During this time, America became a massive energy exporter and a force for good in the Middle East, with real peace cemented in the Abraham Accords.
Since leaving government, Mike has remained active on the global stage advancing American interests. Currently, he serves as a partner in Niobrara Investment Partners, a private equity firm he co-founded, is counsel at Torridon Law and chairs the Helms School of Government at Liberty University.
Brian Bulatao
Brian Bulatao most recently served as Chief Administrative Officer for Activision Blizzard Inc. He led the post-merger integration for Activision Blizzard following Microsoft’s transformative $69 billion acquisition of the company.
Prior, Brian served as Under Secretary of State for Management at the US State Department of State. He had responsibility for the Joint Strategic Plan, global talent management, diplomatic security, consular affairs and leading the State Department’s contingency and crisis response efforts.
Before joining the State department, Brian served as the Chief Operating Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency.
Brian holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. He is also a distinguished graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Jonathan Moneymaker
Jonathan Moneymaker is a transformative leader in the national security and defense technology sector, most recently serving as founding CEO of BlueHalo, where he guided the company from concept to strategic positioning through unprecedented growth and innovation to ultimately helping define today’s defense tech landscape.
Under his leadership, BlueHalo became a recognized industry powerhouse— culminating in a market-shaping $4B+ transaction that redefined the competitive contours of the market. With a steadfast focus on mission and customer success, over the course of Moneymaker’s career he has served at the forefront of the disruptive domains of consequence to build and advised some of the most dynamic platforms in modern defense tech. His career reflects a consistent commitment to transforming organizations, empowering teams, and advancing technologies that protect and enable the nation’s most critical missions.
Prior to BlueHalo, from his mission origins to industry startups, Fortune 50, private equity platforms, Moneymaker has led a series of Defense and National Security companies and organizations, each making their own mark on the global defense tech market.
Moneymaker holds a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California and is a graduate of senior executive programs from Wharton, Kellogg School of Management, Rady School of Management and Harvard Law School.
