Tim Teal, CEO & Founder
Teal is a battle-tested innovator and service-disabled war veteran with over 30 years of leading from the front in mission-critical environments.
He doesn’t just lead -he builds. From founding Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF)'s J6/J8/J9 to architecting tactical cyber capabilities, Teal has created and scaled some of the most consequential digital operations in national security.
At U.S. Cyber Command, he helped stand up the J9 as the Technical Director driving joint capability development when there was no room for failure. He was also hand selected to serve as the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF)’s Director of J6/J8/J9, he equipped Cyber Mission Forces with the operational edge they needed to win.
At the National Security Agency (NSA), Teal held senior technical leadership roles across multiple cutting-edge missions including ATAO, SATC, NSOC, and NTOC where he weaponized data and transformed analytic operations. He was the founding force behind NSA’s Data Scientist Development Program and a key architect of Advanced Network Operations (ANO), pioneering the Hunt Mission to expose and defeat elite adversaries within DoD networks.
His contributions helped shape Operation BUCKSHOT YANKEE and redefined how cyber warfare is conducted at scale.
A U.S. Navy veteran with combat deployments in Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and global operational theaters, Teal blends field-tested grit with sharp, technical firepower. He has received numerous military and civilian honors for his leadership, innovation, and service.
Dr. Shana Fox, Co-Founder & COO
Dr. Fox is the Chief Operating Officer and Partner at The Bellwether Group, where she leads the design of advanced edge systems purpose-built for full-spectrum cyber operations. She architects mission-ready platforms that fuse GPU, NPU, and CPU processing - delivering real-time ML inference, secure communications, and autonomous capabilities within the constraints of size, weight, power, and heat at the tactical edge.
Known internally as the “Data Whisperer” and Bellwether’s Chief Organizer, she operates at the intersection of behavioral science, systems architecture, and future-focused R&D. Her work brings human insight into machine systems — shaping how we predict, detect, and respond under stress, deception, and uncertainty.
She has pioneered cognitive intuition analytics, developed trust frameworks for autonomous teammates, and integrated personality modeling into human-machine teaming. Her expertise spans threat detection, influence operations, temporal prediction, and decision-making in disconnected environments - all focused on one goal: helping operators move faster, smarter, and more confidently in complex battlespaces.
Why it matters:
Cyber operations don’t wait for the cloud. They happen in real time, in real places — and the ability to make sense of data under pressure is what defines the outcome. Dr. Fox builds the systems that make that possible.
Earlier in her career, she led groundbreaking research in intelligent intrusion detection for finance, influence modeling for counterterrorism, and IT investment valuation — including co-developing the “Ongoing Value” framework, now considered a best practice in IT investment modeling