Porter Montgomery '96

At Radia, we are delivering the world’s most consistent, lowest cost clean energy through a unique aerial transportation solution. As a founding team member, I have led all operations and federal affairs from the company's inception in 2016 to becoming a unicorn recognized by the World Economic Forum in 2023.

Before Radia, I founded FinTech company Financial Services Media (FSM), a where we helped hundreds of financial institutions, from fledgling fund managers to billion-dollar giants, launch new funds, expand their AUM, and solidify investor relations. In 2012, my e-procurement software company, Category One, was acquired by Fortune 500 global IT services leader DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC).

Prior to launching Category One in 2009, I served two US Cabinet Secretaries. First, as the Policy Director at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), where I was responsible for developing and implementing policy changes to the federal government’s small business set-aside and loan guarantee programs. While there, I served on the Board of the Technology Development Fund (TDF), a public/private corporation. Before SBA, I was as Senior Policy Advisor at the US Department of Labor, where I provided policy advice, oversight, and guidance to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Labor on a wide range of Federal labor laws and programs.

I was also a member of the founding team at BioScale, Inc. - a Boston-based biotechnology company. Early in my career, I worked for a SoftBank Capital-backed wireless middleware company in London, England and managed Asia-Pacific region consulting for IDC in Singapore.

Outside of my professional endeavors, I find balance in Boulder, CO with my family and a spirited participation in adult 'beer league' hockey.