In this podcast episode, Jim Santa is joined by CMP founder and executive director Alex Gallo, to discuss the journey and mission of the Common Mission Project on their 4th birthday. They delve into the origins of the project, which was inspired by a desire to engage more people in addressing critical national security and societal challenges. Alex shares how his experience in national security and meeting influential figures like Pete Newell led to the idea of scaling "hacking for defense" programs, which eventually evolved into the Common Mission Project.

The episodes highlights the value of bringing together academia, government, and the private sector to collaboratively tackle complex issues while emphasizing the need for strong communities and local engagement in problem-solving.

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