flynn cochran

Flynn Cochran is a former U.S. Navy SEAL Officer, McKinsey & Co. Engagement Manager, and graduate of Harvard Business School. Flynn spent eight years in the Navy, six of them in the SEAL Teams. He served as an Assistant Platoon Commander and Platoon Commander at SEAL Team One and deployed three times to combat zones in support of the Global War on Terror. Flynn learned the leadership lessons that Jocko Willink and Leif Babin wrote about in Extreme Ownership first hand, when Leif was his leadership instructor. Flynn worked closely with Leif throughout his time at SEAL Team One, and learned under Jocko’s guidance and mentorship when Jocko served as officer-in-charge of training. Flynn excelled as a SEAL officer and put those lessons to real-world application, in building, training

and combat-advising a host-nation special operations units that successfully targeted Al Qaeda and allied terrorist organizations.

During his 3+ years at McKinsey & Co., Flynn served dozens of major technology companies in large-scale salesforce transformations, redefining go-to-market strategies, and applying agile organization principles to enhance their management systems.

Upon leaving McKinsey, Flynn serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for Echelon Front, as well as leadership instructor, speaker and strategic advisor. He provides exceptional leadership experience and insight from both the SEAL Teams and the business world.