Esper joined Epirus' board ~9 months after leaving as SecDef. Esper had previously been Raytheon's VP of Government Relations 2010-2017, making this his second documented industry-government-industry round trip. Concurrently joined the Atlantic Council as a Distinguished Fellow.
18 U.S.C. �207(c) and DoD post-employment restrictions (DoDD 5500.07-R)
Esper joined the board of Epirus, Inc. (defense-tech firm developing high-power microwave counter-electronics for DoD customers) approximately 9 months after departing as Secretary of Defense � inside the one-year cooling-off window for senior DoD officials. Esper had previously been Raytheon's Vice President of Government Relations 2010-2017, making the Epirus appointment the second documented industry?DoD?industry round trip on his career arc.
evidence source ↗No other documented transitions on file for this entity.
Open the Mark Esper dossier for connections, donations, and other ledger rows on the same entity. Open the Epirus, Inc. dossier for everyone else who's revolved through that destination.
https://www.goblinhouse.net/revolving-door/9Goblin House. "Mark Esper: prior employer → Epirus, Inc." (revolving-door transition). Goblin House — The Architecture of Secrecy. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://www.goblinhouse.net/revolving-door/9.Sourced from public records and content-hashed; verify via /attestation, standard at /methodology.