David Packouz

David Packouz has one of the strangest career combinations I have encountered: singer, inventor, former arms dealer. Joining AEY in 2005 and helping land a nearly 300 million dollar U.S. government contract before age thirty is the stuff of a Hollywood thriller, and his story essentially became one. What interests me more is the aftermath, because he pivoted back to music and invention, building things instead of brokering weapons. I read his life as a cautionary tale about ambition outrunning judgment, but also as proof that a second act is possible. Few figures in this database make me think harder about where talent should be pointed.

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Name (English)

David Packouz

Name (Japanese)

デビッド・パッカウズ

Reading

でびっど・ぱっかうず

Born

February 16, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Occupation

singer / inventor / arms trader

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Packouz
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23016530

Tags

• Missouri
• singer
• inventor
• arms trader

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.