Advancing peace and security has been core to Planet’s purpose since day one. Planet’s public benefit purpose states that we aim to accelerate humanity toward a more sustainable, secure, and prosperous world. In today’s complex geopolitical landscape, fulfilling that mission means ensuring that decision makers in governments and defense and intelligence agencies have the agile, cutting edge, and sovereign space capabilities they need to maintain national, regional, and global security.

With over a decade of partnership with global defense and intelligence partners - including within the U.S. government, NATO, and other allied nations - Planet understands the critical role and value of space-based information and insights. To continue and expand this important work, Planet has formed its Defense and Intelligence (D&I) Advisory Board. This group of distinguished leaders brings deep experience from the highest levels of the U.S. government and international alliances, and will serve as a critical guide as we continue to grow and expand our solutions and offerings for the national security and intelligence communities.

Sir Jeremy Fleming

Former Director, GCHQ

Sir Jeremy advises companies and leaders at the intersection of geopolitical, security and cyber issues. He is a renowned thought leader and public voice on these subjects with a portfolio of interests in the UK, US, Europe and the Far East.

From 2017-2023 Jeremy served as the 16th Director of GCHQ, the UK’s Intelligence, Security and Cyber Agency. Before then, he was at MI5 for 25 years, finishing as Deputy Head responsible for all investigations and operations. He worked for eight Prime Ministers and was a member of both the National Security Council and the Joint Intelligence Committee.

“The intersection of cyber security, technology, and intelligence is defining the future of national defence. For the ‘Five Eyes’ and our allies, commercial partnerships are no longer optional—they are essential. Planet is at the forefront of this shift, and I am eager to help guide their strategy in delivering secure, actionable insights to the global intelligence community.” - Sir Jeremy Fleming

Michèle Flournoy

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Undersecretary of Defense

Michèle Flournoy is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors, and former Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), where she currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors.

Michèle served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from February 2009 to February 2012. She was the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations. She led the development of the Department of Defense’s 2012 Strategic Guidance and represented the Department in dozens of foreign engagements, in the media and before Congress.

“To maintain technological superiority, the DoD must bridge the gap between commercial innovation and defense procurement. I look forward to helping Planet leadership ensure commercial capabilities get into the hands of decision-makers faster – helping establish EO providers as a core, scalable component of the U.S. national security architecture.” - Michèle Flournoy

Gen. (Ret.) Tod Wolters

Former Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)

Gen. Tod D. Wolters is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who last served as the commander of U.S. European Command and concurrently as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). He previously served as the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa.

“In a complex European security landscape, speed and transparency are the ultimate advantages. Planet’s ability to deliver unclassified, commercial data at scale empowers NATO allies and partners to operate with a shared understanding of the ground truth. I’m keen to work with the team to deepen these critical coalition capabilities.” - Gen. Tod D. Wolters

Deepening Our Commitment to Global Security

The formation of this board reflects the central and growing role the defense and intelligence sector plays across our business. Over the past year, we have moved quickly to meet our D&I partners where they are:

• Expanding Capabilities: We acquired Bedrock to integrate AI-powered insights into our offerings and to continue expanding our global monitoring solutions. We also announced our newest Owl constellation, which is designed to bring AI insights to the edge.
• Growing Alliances: We signed critical service agreements with governments and partners in Asia Pacific and European countries to provide nations with sovereign intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
• Trusted Partnership: We continue to serve as a key partner for the USG and governments worldwide, helping further policy objectives and promoting transparency.

With the counsel of this advisory board, Planet is better equipped than ever to support the peace and security objectives of the U.S. and our allies.

Learn more about our D&I work here.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this blog are “forward-looking statements” about Planet within the meaning of the securities laws, including statements about Planet’s strategic partnerships and Planet’s future growth in new and existing markets. Such statements, which are not of historical fact, involve estimates, assumptions, judgments and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those addressed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors are detailed in Planet’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Planet does not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events, except as required by applicable law.