SUPPORTING VETERANS
STRENGTHENING SDVOSBs
BUILDING COMMUNITY

Wil Whiteman is a U.S. Navy veteran and business executive with more than 30 years of experience supporting national security missions, building high-performing teams, and growing service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. He currently serves as Chief Growth Officer at Dynamic Data Solutions (D2S), a woman-owned SDVOSB delivering mission-ready engineering for high-assurance intelligence community environments. He leads growth strategy, capture, and executive business development across the DoW and IC, with deep experience in SIGINT, EW, SOF, cyber, C5ISR, AI/ML, cloud, space systems, and forensic malware exploitation.

Wil's path to industry began in the Navy. A native of Illinois, he enlisted in 1994 and later earned his commission through the Seaman to Admiral Program, graduating with distinction from San Diego State University in 2002. Over a 25-year career he served as a Naval Aviator and Naval Intelligence Officer, completing multiple combat tours, including service in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM as the C2X Forward Deputy Director of Operations and Counter-Intelligence / Human Intelligence Team Leader and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM assigned to Naval Special Warfare units. Subsequent assignments included Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN, Carrier Strike Group FIFTEEN, Fleet Intelligence Training Center, Bureau of Naval Personnel, and the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he served as Diplomatic Liaison and Director for Operations (J3) at Canadian Forces Intelligence Group in Ottawa, Canada. He retired as a Lieutenant Commander in December 2019.

Over the course of his service, Wil received numerous personal, unit, and campaign awards. He holds an MBA from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Project Management Professional certification from Syracuse University, and is qualified as a Naval Information Warfare Officer, Naval Aviator, Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, Naval Parachutist, and Master Training Specialist and was named the 2016 Naval Information Warfare Officer of the Year.

Throughout his career, Wil has benefited from mentors and professional networks that helped shape his transition from military service to business leadership, and he is committed to extending that same network of support to other veterans and the businesses they lead. As a member of the founding leadership team of SDVOSB CMD, he helps guide outreach, partnerships, and programs that connect veterans, transitioning service members, and military families with the people and opportunities they need to thrive after service. Wil lives with his wife Tara, their three children — Piper, Kirek, and Beau — and his service dog Typhoon, with whom he was paired through the veteran non-profit Leashes of Valor.

Why I Support SDVOSB CMD

After more than two decades in uniform,  I learned that the strength of any mission comes from the people standing next to you. The leadership, discipline, and resilience built in military service are extraordinary, but I have also seen how often that talent goes underused when service members transition out. Translating a military career into a civilian path, a business, or a renewed sense of purpose is rarely straightforward, and too many veterans navigate that chapter alone.

I was fortunate. Along the way, mentors and peers invested in me, made introductions, and opened doors I did not know existed. SDVOSB CMD is the chance to build that same network deliberately, to connect veterans, veteran-owned businesses, industry leaders, and community partners so opportunity is not a matter of luck. As both a veteran and someone now leading growth at an SDVOSB, I have seen what these businesses contribute to the mission and to the communities they serve. Helping them grow is part of helping the next generation of veterans succeed.

I also know the other side of that equation. After an IED attack that left me wounded and took the lives of teammates, the years that followed taught me that the hardest battles are sometimes the ones that come after the deployment or even after you hang up the uniform. Like a lot of veterans, I told myself for a long time that others were more deserving of help — that I should be fine. Being paired with Typhoon changed that. It taught me what every veteran on this board already understands: asking for support is not weakness, and no one should have to fight that fight alone.

That is what SDVOSB CMD is for.  I’m reminded daily of the cost of service and of the responsibility we must take care of one another after the mission is over. Supporting SDVOSB CMD is a privilege and my way of continuing to serve — with Typhoon by my side — making sure no veteran has to navigate what comes next on their own.