Karl “GUS” Gustavson – U.S. Navy Seal 2001-2024

Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Karl "Gus" Gustavson retired from the US military in 2024 after 22 years of active-duty service in the Special Operations community, including five years at SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SVT) Team Two and 15 years at Naval Special Warfare Development Group. During his time in service Gus completed 15 deployments, including 13 combat deployments. From 2015-2017 Gus was one of the lead instructors for DevGroup's rigorous selection and training process, also known as Green Tearn.

During his career, Gus was awarded various combat commendations including three Bronze Star Medals with combat valor, the Purple Heart Medal, 5 Joint Service Commendation Medals with combat valor, 3 Navy and Marine Corps Commendation medals, 3 Presidential Unit Citations and various other joint and individual awards.

Following his retirement from the Navy, Gus founded Logos Leadership and Team Building LLC, to work with leadership teams and pass along the lessons he learned during his career in Naval Special Warfare. Gus also works as director of operations for Community First Project, a non-profit organization that utilizes retired special operations personnel to train law enforcement at no cost to their departments.