Andrew sat down with the Darden Report during his time in the Batten Institute's i.Lab Incubator to talk about Hardshell, the AI security startup he co-founded with Hunter Moore.
The Q&A covers the gap between AI spending and AI security investment ($450B+ on AI adoption versus less than 0.5% on security), what drew Andrew from offensive cyber operations at U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA to building a startup, and why high-stakes sectors like healthcare, finance, and defense need data-layer protection before they can safely deploy AI.
Andrew also reflects on the role of the UVA and Darden communities in Hardshell's early growth, the influence of the i.Lab Incubator cohort, and lessons on leadership from his time at U.S. Special Operations Command.