GREEN BAY – TitletownTech hired former U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher as a senior strategic advisor less than a month after he left Congress early.
Gallagher will draw on his experience in national security, technology policy and public service to help the venture capital firm launched in 2019 to spur innovation and economic growth in Wisconsin and beyond. In a media release, TitletownTech Managing Partner Craig Dickman praised Gallagher’s leadership on cybersecurity, China and defense technology.
“His leadership in Congress and deep knowledge of technology and security will be crucial as we continue to back transformative companies in various sectors,” Dickman said.
Gallagher represented Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District from 2017 until mid-April. Gallagher in February announced he would not seek re-election in November and in March announced he would leave office early, in mid-April. Gallagher cited a desire to spend more time with his family and to enter the private sector as factors for the decision.
The Green Bay Packers and Microsoft together launched the venture capital firm TitletownTech in 2019. The firm has raised $95 million to invest in early-stage startups with high-growth potential. Gallagher will help TitletownTech and the startups it invests in better understand public policy and global markets.
“Wisconsin is on the front lines of geopolitical competition in the 21st Century, and has a critical role to play in enhancing America’s economic competitiveness in general and technological leadership in particular,” Gallagher said in a media release. “I look forward to working with the TitletownTech team to drive Wisconsin’s growth by making it the best destination for top-level tech-talent and thereby advance America’s national security interests.”
Contact Jeff Bollier at (920) 431-8387 orjbollier@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JeffBollier.
