{"id":1405,"date":"2024-11-04T17:29:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofw.bricksandclicks.marketing\/?page_id=1405"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:02:53","slug":"gsof","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/gsof\/","title":{"rendered":"Global SOF"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GLOBAL SOF FOUNDATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OUR MISSION<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Global Special Operations Forces (SOF) Foundation (GSOF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that aims to build and grow an international network of military, government, commercial, and educational stakeholders in order to advance SOF capabilities and partnerships to confront global and networked threats.<\/p>\n\n\n

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SOF Week Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

GSOF leverages SOF Week to achieve the following strategic objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Advocacy:<\/strong> The platform highlights the strategic value of special operations to policymakers and the public, fostering necessary support for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Network Engagement: <\/strong>The event fosters dialogue among global leaders and industry to maintain relevance, ensure interoperability, and act as a trusted bridge between sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corporate Value:<\/strong> GSOF delivers a return on investment for its corporate partners by facilitating meaningful stakeholder access, educational programming, and opportunities to showcase capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strengthening International Partnerships: <\/strong>By exposing international partners to emerging defense technologies, the event helps modernize partner forces and strengthens collective readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial Sustainability: <\/strong>As a primary revenue source, the exhibition funds GSOF\u2019s core programs, staff, and year-round mission execution.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Statement from GSOF CEO Stu Bradin <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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“We are extremely excited to convene the community at SOF Week 2026. This convention for U.S. and International SOF will include a diverse slate of programs, to include professional development sessions, interactive discussions about the future of SOF, and an up-close view of some of the best tech available to our warfighters. GSOF looks forward to working with USSOCOM to make SOF Week 2026 an impactful event.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Meet our GSOF Event Team<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

SOF Week Event Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Stu Bradin<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

CEO \/ President<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Meaghan Keeler<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Chief Operating Officer
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Chelsea Hamashin<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Chief of Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Ranae Grehl<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Director of SOF Week<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Jenn Brooks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Vice President of Partner Relations<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Sean Mahabir<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Director of Security<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Emmie Sylvester<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

SOF Week Manager<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Abbey Knudsvig<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

SOF Week Manager<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Multimedia Manager<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Margaret<\/strong> Howland<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Senior Speaker Manager<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Hao Dang<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Speaker Manager<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Tracy Becker<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Registration Specialist<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Triana Militello<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

SOF Week Coordinator<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Discover More About GSOF<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Meet the entire Global SOF team and learn more about the GSOF mission.<\/div>\n\n\n
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GLOBAL SOF FOUNDATION OUR MISSION The Global Special Operations Forces (SOF) Foundation (GSOF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that aims to build and grow an international network of military, government, commercial, and educational stakeholders in order to advance SOF capabilities and partnerships to confront global and networked threats. SOF Week Objectives GSOF leverages SOF Week … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Global SOF Foundation \u2013 Advancing Special Operations","_seopress_titles_desc":"The Global SOF Foundation builds a global network to advance SOF capabilities and partnerships that address today\u2019s complex, networked threats.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1405","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1405"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110930,"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1405\/revisions\/110930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}