937: What a 4-Star General Knows About Risk That Most Leaders Don't | Gen. Robert Neller

About this episode

General Robert Neller discusses risk management and leadership principles from a military perspective.

Risk looks different depending on where you're standing. In Episode 936 (Jason Kaminsky & 2026 The Solar Risk Assessment), we explored risk through the lens of data, operations, and asset performance. Today’s episode looks at it through the eyes of someone who spent four decades preparing organizations for uncertainty, disruption, and worst-case scenarios. General Robert Neller served as the 37th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps , leading one of the world's most respected organizations through an era of rapid technological change, evolving threats, and global instability. In this conversation, General Neller joins Nico to discuss how great leaders think about risk before it becomes a crisis, why resilience is more than a buzzword, and what the energy industry can learn from organizations that operate where failure is not an option. Along the way, the conversation explores cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, energy resilience, military innovation, entrepreneurship, and the leadership principles that matter when the stakes are high. Expect to learn: 🔹 What a 4-star general sees differently about risk and preparedness 🔹 Why resilience starts long before a…

People in this episode

Host: Nico Johnson

Guest: Gen. Robert Neller

Topics covered

• risk management
• leadership
• energy resilience
• cybersecurity
• military innovation
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• risk
• resilience
• leadership
• cybersecurity
• energy infrastructure
• military
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States Marine Corps

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