Julian “Cosmo” Gluck is a reserve Major in the United States Air Force currently assigned to the Defense Innovation Unit in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Daedalian Foundation as the Deputy Chairman for Innovation.

As a senior pilot, Cosmo has amassed more than 1,500 flying hours in the T-6, T-38C, and B-52H aircraft, including 368 combat hours flown during Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM’S SENTINEL against ISIS and the Taliban. He has deployed in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and flown missions for other combatant commands. His earlier assignments included service as a staff officer at Air Combat Command Headquarters at Langley AFB, Virginia, and as Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of Seventh Air Force in the Republic of Korea. At Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, he led 64 aircrew flight equipment and SERE personnel as a Flight Commander and served as Executive Officer for the Air Force’s largest bomber operations group.

Throughout his career, Cosmo has received numerous recognitions, including selection as the 2018 Air Force Times Airman of the Year for exemplary military service beyond the call of duty. In 2019, he received the Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award as the valedictorian of Squadron Officer School. He was named to the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Law & Policy and was honored as one of the 2023 Ten Outstanding Young Americans by Junior Chamber International USA for humanitarian leadership.

Cosmo is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is also a graduate of Squadron Officer School (Distinguished Graduate), the National Defense University’s Program for Emerging Leaders, and the Air Command and Staff College Air Reserve Component Seminar.

Originally from LaGrange, Georgia, Cosmo joined the Daedalians in 2019 and has served on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees since 2021. He is active in several national nonprofit boards and veteran service organizations, and has served as Chairman Emeritus of the Department of the Air Force Company Grade Officers’ Council, supporting more than 47,000 lieutenants and captains across the Air and Space Forces. He is also a Marshall Memorial Fellow of the German Marshall Fund and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.