Former Green Beret to speak June 4 at Estrella Warbirds Museum
Jared Couch.
Jared Couch discusses future of defense technology
– The Estrella Warbirds Museum will hold its monthly public dinner on June 4, featuring guest speaker Jared Couch, who will discuss the evolution of defense technology and the future of the battlefield.
Couch will speak on how the United States’ defense industrial complex is undergoing changes to equip soldiers and allies with technology needed to address evolving threats.
Couch has spent the last five years as the Business Development Director for the Middle East at Anduril Industries, a non-traditional defense technology company. He works to bring Anduril’s technology to U.S. partner governments in the Middle East.
Prior to joining Anduril Industries, Couch served for six years in the United States Army Special Forces, where he deployed multiple times to the Central Command Middle East theater. During his deployments, he worked alongside partner forces to achieve both strategic and tactical objectives.
Since leaving the military, Couch has worked in business development across the Middle East and Latin America. He is fluent in Arabic (Jordanian dialect) and Spanish.
Couch earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from California Polytechnic State University. He also holds a master’s degree in international relations and conflict resolution from American Military University, and a postgraduate specialization in political communication from Universidad EAFIT in Colombia.
He has lived between Amman, Jordan, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for the past seven years. He is the son of Estrella Warbirds Museum President John Couch.
The dinner is catered and costs $25 per person. Reservations are required by 6 p.m. on the Monday before the event. Reservations can be made online at www.ewarbirds.org/museum/reservations.shtml or by calling (805) 296-1935.
Doors to Tompson Hall open at 5:30 p.m. with a no-host bar. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
The Estrella Warbirds Museum is located at 4251 Dry Creek Road in Paso Robles. The museum is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information about Monday holiday hours or general admission, visit www.ewarbirds.org.
