# Sean Lane

> Sean Lane is a Columbus-based technology founder and Blacklight CEO, formerly co-founder and CEO of Olive. His career spans U.S. Air Force and intelligence service, Battlefield Telecommunications Systems, Baltimore’s Betamore and Digital Harbor Foundation, and the later Ghostdog and Mission Sciences ventures. Olive reached a $4 billion financing valuation in 2021 and announced its wind-down in October 2023.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Blacklight Network
- **Organizations:** Blacklight Network, Olive (formerly CrossChx), Ghostdog, Mission Sciences, Mission Essential, Battlefield Telecommunications Systems (BTS), BTS Software Solutions, Betamore, Digital Harbor Foundation, OmniScience Technology Partners, U.S. Air Force, National Security Agency
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Miami University, Honorary Doctorate of Public Service, University of Rio Grande
- **Known for:** Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Defense Meritorious Service Medal for military service., Received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award., Co-founded Betamore, the Baltimore coworking and education campus launched in 2012.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2008** — Served as a U.S. Air Force intelligence officer, including work at the NSA and five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- **2008** — Founded Battlefield Telecommunications Systems (BTS).
- **2011** — Founded Digital Harbor Foundation; BTS Software Solutions opened a Baltimore office.
- **2012** — Co-founded CrossChx, later Olive, and Betamore with Mike Brenner and Greg Cangialosi. BTS announced an expansion to Gallipolis.
- **2021** — Olive raised $400 million at a $4 billion valuation in July.
- **2022** — Delivered Miami University College of Engineering and Computing recognition-ceremony keynote in May. Olive cut 450 jobs in July; Lane acknowledged growth and focus problems.
- **2023** — Olive announced its wind-down on October 31 after selling core business units. Lane publicly introduced Ghostdog in December.
- **2025** — An August merger announcement combined Ghostdog and Mission Essential under The Mission Group; Ghostdog became Mission Sciences, with Lane named its CEO and Mission Essential CTO.
- **2026 (verified October)** — Blacklight’s official careers page names Lane as CEO; his LinkedIn profile identifies Blacklight Network.

## Achievements

- Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Defense Meritorious Service Medal for military service.
- Received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
- Co-founded Betamore, the Baltimore coworking and education campus launched in 2012.
- Founded Digital Harbor Foundation in 2011.
- Led Olive through its July 2021 $400 million financing at a $4 billion valuation; the company subsequently closed.
- Holds an honorary Doctorate of Public Service from the University of Rio Grande.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — As checked in October 2026, Blacklight’s official careers page lists Sean Lane as CEO and describes the company as building and validating its networking and identity approach.
- **2026-10** — A public LinkedIn post available during the October 2026 research introduces Nightshift, Lane’s human-and-agent workspace. The exact publication date was not independently established; this entry records the research month.
- **2025-08** — Ghostdog and Mission Essential announced their combination under The Mission Group, with Ghostdog becoming Mission Sciences.

## Links

- Website: https://blacklight.network/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theseanlane/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/theseanlane

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Last updated: 2026-10-23