Dr Alison Hawks is co-founder and CEO of BMNT Ltd, the UK arm of BMNT, where she advises governments and technology companies on accelerating the adoption of commercial innovation in defence and national security. She has spoken about how startups and investors can navigate the procurement, compliance and adoption hurdles that make defence innovation move more slowly than the threats it responds to.

She also serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Common Mission Project UK, and was named Woman of the Year for Innovation and Creativity at the Women in Defence Awards in 2022.