Raj M. Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff

A student of neuroscience and speech pathology, Sean Patrick Hopkins has translated his understanding of human behavior and vocal performance into a career in storytelling. His classical training and versatility with dialects has helped to create distinct and varied characters across many genres. In addition to narrating over 100 audiobooks, he has been seen and heard on film, television, video games, and stages in New York City and across the country. When not in the booth, you can find him buried in genealogy research, out exploring our National Parks, and raising an amazing daughter alongside his wife, fellow narrator Patricia Santomasso. Raj Shah is a serial technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and former managing director of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit. He founded software companies Resilience and Morta Security. Today, he is the Managing Partner of Shield Capital, an investment firm focused on technologies at the nexus of commercial and national security applications. He started his career as an F-16 pilot in the Air National Guard and continues to serve as a part-time Guardsman. He obtained an AB degree from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher Kirchhoff is an expert in emerging technology who helped create the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit. Prior to that, in the Obama Administration, he was the Director of Strategic Planning for the National Security Council and was the senior civilian adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Most recently, he helped design and scale $1 billion in philanthropic programs at Schmidt Futures and he continues to work at DIU in a part-time capacity. Chris obtained an AB degree from Harvard College and a PhD in social and political sciences from Cambridge University.