Rob Lehman

Co-founder and CCO, Saronic · 1 appearance on the record.

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A retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel with 22 years of service, Lehman co-founded Saronic, an autonomous surface vessel defense tech unicorn. Prior to Saronic, he served as CEO of maritime tech supplier TTI and co-founded defense acquisition consultancy 9 Line Solutions.

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Opinion

Lehman: Administration has put real funding and enforcement behind defense acquisition reforms

“The administration's done a fantastic job of pushing real reforms, putting real money behind them, and kind of real teeth and consequences behind, you know, not adhering to them.”

Rob Lehman Sep 10, 2026 ▶ 30:55 Saronic's 4 Co-Founders on Building a $9.25B Shipbuilder | Part III

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Lehman: Defense contracting officers often lack awareness of permissible acquisition policies

“I think one thing that could help is using AI to augment the acquisition workforce because we've come across multiple times where there's a lack of awareness about a new regulation, a new policy that tells them they can do something that they're adamant that t…”

Rob Lehman Sep 10, 2026 ▶ 33:21 Saronic's 4 Co-Founders on Building a $9.25B Shipbuilder | Part III

Disclosure

Lehman: Saronic approached frontline operators directly rather than PEOs or Congress

“You know, we didn't approach our initial customers at the PEO or now PAE level. We didn't go from the hill. It was really finding operators and understanding what are the things you're being asked to do that you have to say, yes sir, yes ma'am.”

Rob Lehman Sep 10, 2026 ▶ 29:10 Saronic's 4 Co-Founders on Building a $9.25B Shipbuilder | Part III

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Lehman: Saronic closed a government CRADA within 90 days of founding

“One, and it was a cooperative research and development agreement, CRADA, a government term of art. And it's essentially a no-cost contract that in exchange for codifying the relationship, you can get access to certain customer requirements or information that …”

Rob Lehman Sep 10, 2026 ▶ 28:22 Saronic's 4 Co-Founders on Building a $9.25B Shipbuilder | Part III

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
Saronic's 4 Co-Founders on Building a $9.25B Shipbuilder \| Part III	Sep 10, 2026	9m

Rob Lehman

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