
ABOUT
OUR VISION
To build Mission-Driven Entrepreneurs to solve critical national security challenges.
TEAM
Maria Tranquilli
Executive Director
“We will empower the next generation of problem solvers to tackle the toughest issues facing our country and our international allies. Together, we’ll ensure the preservation and growth of our greatest asset amongst a new generation: the spirit of American innovation and entrepreneurship.”
HISTORY
The Common Mission Project is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization formed following the successful pilot of the Hacking for Defense® course at Stanford University in 2016.
Since its inception, the Common Mission Project has demonstrated that students can tackle some of the toughest government problems and, in doing so, create vibrant and diverse ecosystems where government, academia, and industry build partnerships around problems, prototypes, and solutions to urgent challenges facing our nation.
At the Common Mission Project, we realize the role that our methodology has—addressing the most challenging issues facing us.