Dr. Jennifer Byrne.
Founder & CEO, 5by5 Performance Therapy; Founder, Valkyrie Guard; Co-Founder, Shields & Stripes
Dr. Jennifer Byrne is an Air Force veteran, a doctor of occupational therapy, a mom, and the spouse of an Air Force Combat Rescue Officer. She is the founder and CEO of 5by5 Performance Therapy™, the founder of Valkyrie Guard, and co-founder of Shields & Stripes, a 501(c)(3) for veterans and first responders.
Jennifer earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in occupational therapy from the University of New Hampshire and received her commission into the United States Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps, entering active duty as a First Lieutenant on January 15, 2014. Within her first two years of active duty, she created the Air Force's first Sports Medicine program for the Special Operations community, which is now a multi-million-dollar program. She continued to create health and wellness programs throughout her military career, embedding with elite units of joint operators and pilots, and credits many enlisted operators with shaping her as a leader. That experience also showed her how effective multidisciplinary teams of healthcare professionals can be.
She completed her doctorate in occupational therapy at Boston University in May 2021. At 5by5, Jennifer leads the planning, organization, and execution of all programs and serves as the on-site team leader.