Legion (formerly Yurts)
Ben Van Roo is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Legion, where the focus is on agentic AI for mission-critical systems since April 2022. Additionally, Ben serves on the GSOF Advisory Council for the Global SOF Foundation and has contributed as a writer for Bloomberg LP. Previously, Ben held various significant positions including Board Member at Enlitic and Executive In Residence at Amplify Partners. Notably, Ben spent three years as Executive Vice President at Primer AI, focusing on national security, and led analytics and data science initiatives at Chegg Inc., achieving substantial improvements in supply chain efficiency. Ben's academic background includes a PhD in Operations Research, an MBA with a concentration in Supply Chain Management, and a BS in Engineering, Computer Science, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Legion (formerly Yurts)
We get it—you're dealing with high-stakes environments where speed and precision are vital, and you need technology that works for you, enhancing your expertise, not adding more barriers. Trusted by the US Department of Defense and Department of Energy, Legion empowers teams to securely deploy, manage, and scale intelligent autonomous agents, enabling sophisticated, efficient coordination across sensitive operational environments. Our platform is built for flexibility, with on-premises, private cloud, and air-gapped options that easily fit into your setup—delivering performance and security without the hassle. Legion is built to help teams cut through complexity and access information faster. For example: * Intelligence Analysts can process massive datasets to uncover timely, actionable insights, drastically reducing time spent on manual research. * Maintenance Technicians can instantly retrieve error-specific procedures and work instructions with simple, conversational queries. * Financial Services Teams can rapidly find key information, streamline compliance reporting, and analyze trends in their data to deliver actionable insights with accuracy and control. Whether you're overwhelmed with data, siloed systems, or security concerns, Legion eliminates the noise and delivers results that matter, all while ensuring full data sovereignty. Ready to tackle your most critical missions? Let’s build the future together.