Kusti Salm is the CEO of Frankenburg Technologies, a defence technology company focused on developing and producing innovative, mass-production-ready air defence missiles. Previously, he served as the Permanent Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Defence. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as the National Armaments Director of Estonia. In 2017 he was the chief negotiator for establishing the European Defence Fund. Moreover, he is the Member of the Board of Directors of the NATO Innovation Fund.