Noam Oz

Noam Oz serves as the Navy Portfolio Lead at Divergent, where he develops and executes a tailored U.S. Navy strategy that identifies near- and long-term opportunities across both contract and distributed manufacturing pathways. As the former Director for Innovation Operations at NavalX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, Mr. Oz led efforts to quickly equip Sailors and Marines with needed capabilities and coordinated efforts with innovation cells across the armed services. In addition to his corporate experience at Lockheed Martin and Noblis, Mr. Oz has dedicated more than 17 years as a DoD civilian serving in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition), and Naval Sea Systems Command.