Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc.
Buff Blount currently serves as the Chairman of the Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc. since April 2017 and has been the President/CEO of Blount Consulting since January 2005. Previously, Buff Blount held the position of Chairman at Mav6 from May 2007 to January 2015 and served as a Retired Major General at the Headquarters, Department of the Army from 1971 to 2005. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College (1992-1993) and a Bachelor of Science from The University of Southern Mississippi.
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Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc.
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Creating an Innovation Workforce CMI2, the Civil-Military Innovation Institute, bridges the gaps in defense innovation, creating functional solutions to support the warfighter with immediate impact and effect. We call it ‘Innovation in the Dirt,’ a frontline approach to fostering military modernization. Offering senior military management expertise, university innovation executive management, and commercial research management capabilities, CMI2 supports creating and utilizing a dynamic civil-military innovation workforce in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and public safety communities. Building close relationships with military units and service members to understand requirements is a cornerstone of our work, so CMI2 team members are embedded with Soldiers and warfighters at installations across the nation. Our Mission: We foster innovation through direct and constant collaboration between service members and researchers, creating solutions designed to fit warfighters’ needs from the beginning.