Lenore Karafa is a former Marine Corps officer who served seven years including deployments to Iraq, and now works as an Operating Partner at First In focused specifically on organizational management and leadership development within portfolio companies rather than traditional finance-first investing. She bridges combat leadership experience with roles as a former managing partner at McChrystal Group and Head of People at Citadel, while serving as a national voice on veteran leadership through her role as former President/Chair of Bunker Labs and frequent Fortune articles on translating military leadership lessons for business audiences. Lenore Karafa is a former Marine Corps officer who served seven years including deployments to Iraq, and now works as an Operating Partner at First In focused specifically on organizational management and leadership development within portfolio companies rather than traditional finance-first investing. She bridges combat leadership experience with roles as a former managing partner at McChrystal Group and Head of People at Citadel, while serving as a national voice on veteran leadership through her role as former President/Chair of Bunker Labs and frequent Fortune articles on translating military leadership lessons for business audiences.