Biele, Jonathan

Jon Biele serves as Managing Director, Business Development for the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), Department of War, where he leads the Office’s business development strategy and engagement with the global investment community. Working across government and the private sector, he develops strategic relationships with investment banks, institutional investors, private equity firms, venture capital investors, corporations, and other financial institutions to help accelerate private investment into technologies and industrial capabilities critical to the economic and national security of the United States. 

Mr. Biele is a senior capital markets executive whose career spans more than three decades at the intersection of finance, innovation, and strategic industry. He has built a reputation for connecting capital with opportunity, advising corporate leadership teams and boards of directors, and developing trusted relationships across the global investment community. His experience provides a unique perspective on how private markets, institutional capital, and public policy can work together to strengthen American competitiveness and technological leadership. 

Before joining the Department of War, Mr. Biele held senior leadership positions with Lehman Brothers, Lazard, Cowen and Company, Citadel, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, and Bernstein. During his investment banking career, he served in numerous Managing Director and executive leadership roles, advising public and private companies on strategic transactions, capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance initiatives. He led investment banking and equity capital markets businesses, originated and executed transactions representing billions of dollars in aggregate value, and developed long-standing relationships with many of the world’s leading institutional investors, private equity firms, venture capital investors, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives. 

Today, Mr. Biele applies that experience to one of the federal government’s most important emerging missions: strengthening the connection between America’s innovation economy and its national security priorities. His work focuses on expanding collaboration between government and private capital, helping identify investment opportunities that enhance the resilience of the defense industrial base while supporting the development and commercialization of strategically important technologies. 

In addition to his executive career, Mr. Biele served as a firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), earning nationally recognized certifications as Firefighter I and II, Hazardous Materials Operations Technician, Pump Apparatus Driver/Operator, Wildland Firefighter, and Ice Rescue Technician. His public service reflects a longstanding commitment to leadership, operational excellence, teamwork, and service under pressure.