MAJOR GENERAL (RETIRED) BENTZ is one of the principals of BDR LLC, a tree farm and fish hatchery management company, and the sole principal of HOMR LLC, a national security and leadership consulting firm. She retired in 2019 after a successful 33-year career spanning active, reserve and National Guard commissioned service. She has been a recurring member of the White House National Security Council Staff and Homeland Security Council for the Executive Office of the President. While working at the White House, her roles included Senior Advisor for Emerging Technologies and Director of Strategic Capabilities. She also held numerous roles in the Department of Defense at the Pentagon. Major General (Retired) Bentz holds an M.S. in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University, a Ph.D. and M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri, and a B.A. in Radiological Health from Oregon State University.