Strategic Advisors

Adm. Peter Neffenger

Adm. Peter Neffenger

Peter V. Neffenger, an HSToday editorial board member, was the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from July 2015 till his statutorily required resignation on January 20, 2017 upon Donald Trump becoming President….

Thomas Homan

Thomas Homan

Thomas Homan

Thomas D Homan was appointed by President Trump on January 30, 2017 as the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He remained the Acting Director until his retirement on June 30, 2018. From 2013 to his Presidential…

Dr. Thomas Cellucci

Dr. Thomas Cellucci

Dr. Thomas Cellucci

Prior to his appointment to Bravatek’s senior management team in June 2014, Dr. Thomas Cellucci served as the US Federal Government’s first ever Chief Commercialization Officer at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and…

John Wagner

John Wagner

John P. Wagner is a Strategic Advisor for GTSC. He became Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations (OFO), on April 6, 2014. He has been assigned to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Headquarters in Washington…

Matthew Albence

Matthew Albence

Matthew T. Albence was the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). As ICE’s senior law enforcement official, Mr. Albence executed oversight of ICE’s day-to-day operations and oversaw a workforce of more than 21,000 officers, s…
Vince Patton

Vince Patton

Vince Patton

Patton became the first African American selected as the service’s senior-most enlisted ranking position as the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard in 1998. His career included staff and operational assignments both afloat and…

Ken Susskind

Ken Susskind

Ken Susskind formed GovConRx LLC to promote federal contract wellness, advance public-private partnerships, and foster mission success by providing proactive contract performance management solutions to federal government contractors. Ken is an innovative …
Chief Charles Werner

Chief Charles Werner

Chief Charles Werner

Chief Charles Werner is a 47-year veteran of public safety. He served 37 years with the Charlottesville (Virginia) Fire Department, retiring as fire chief. During his career, he served two years as a reserve deputy…

Chani Wiggins

Chani Wiggins

Since September 2010, Chani W. Wiggins has represented clients with interests in telecommunications, homeland security, energy and health policies. She currently serves as a strategic advisor for the Government & Technology Services…

Anne P. Petera

Anne P. Petera

Anne P. Petera  is a U.S. politician from Virginia and North Carolina and a former United States Department of Homeland Security official.

Anne Petera served as Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Programs in the National Protection and Programs D…

Chuck Winwood

Chuck Winwood

A thirty-year Customs Service veteran, Mr. Winwood served as acting commissioner in 2001 and as deputy commissioner and has held numerous other positions in the agency, including assistant commissioner for the offices of Field Operations, Strategic Trade,…
Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz

Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz

Admiral Sandy Stosz started out in the US Coast Guard as an ensign serving on polar icebreakers, conducting national security missions from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Her forty-year career is filled with leadership lessons gleaned while breaking ice…
Commissioner W. Ralph Basham

Commissioner W. Ralph Basham

Commissioner W. Ralph Basham

A Command Group Founding Partner, W. Ralph Basham is one of the most recognized and respected leaders in the law enforcement and homeland security communities today. Over the course of his 38-year career in the federal…

Rear Admiral John Acton

Rear Admiral John Acton

Former Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard

Former Rear Admiral Acton works with GTSC to advance our understanding of the Presidential transition and inform us of the activities within DHS and other partner agencies.

Rear Admiral Acton is an Advisor with…

Andy Brinton

Andy Brinton

Former Executive Director, Mission Support, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO)

Andy Brinton is the former Executive Director of Mission Support within CBP’s Office of Field Operations. In that role, he was t…

MCPO-CGRF Mark Allen

MCPO-CGRF Mark Allen

Master Chief Mark H. Allen performed his duties as the fifth Coast Guard Reserve Force Master Chief from May 2010 through May 2014. As such, he served as the senior reserve enlisted advisor to the Commandant. Master Chief Allen advised him on workforce…
Steven P. Bucci

Steven P. Bucci

Steven P. Bucci, who served America for three decades as an Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies.

Bucci’s research and writing at Heritage foc…

Paul Benda

Paul Benda

Senior Vice President, Risk and Cybersecurity Policy at American Bankers Association

Former Partner & Chief Technology Officer, GSIS

Former Director, Science & Technology Directorate, DHS

Former Director, Homeland Security Advanced…

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Partner, Venable LLP

Robert A. Burton is a nationally-recognized leader in federal procurement who focuses his practice on assisting government contractors navigate the complex and rule-driven procurement process. He also assists contractors with…

Elaine Duke

Elaine Duke

Elaine Costanzo Duke, former Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Elaine Duke was the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from April 10, 2017 to April 15, 2018. She …

Patricia Cogswell

Patricia Cogswell

Patty Cogswell joined Guidehouse in September 2020 as a senior strategic advisor, working in the areas of innovation, organization and mission transformation and redesign across the national security sector.

Ms. Cogswell is a homeland and national…

Sophia Edwards

Sophia Edwards

Former Chief of Staff to the Director of the United States Marshals Service (USMS).

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SharpEDG, LLC (EDG), woman owned small business, specializing in the areas of Strategy and Change Management, Enterprise…

Rocco (Rocky) DelMonaco, Jr.

Rocco (Rocky) DelMonaco, Jr.

Rocco (Rocky) DelMonaco, Jr. Mr. DelMonaco reopened his consulting business in 2012, where he has provided advice and counsel to schools, universities, colleges, law enforcement agencies and also conducted international private investigations.  Prior …
Peter Edge

Peter Edge

Former Acting Deputy Director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Currently, Vice President of Corporate Security at SOS International.
Tom Essig

Tom Essig

Former Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Owner, TWE, LLC

As a senior acquisition professional with more than 30 years experience with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of the Navy (DON), Mr. Essig…

Renee Forney

Renee Forney

Renee is a seasoned cybersecurity thought leader recognized for her profound understanding of how to leverage government, academia and private industry partnerships to drive digital transformation policies and solutions.

Her career accomplishments…

Linda Jacksta

Linda Jacksta

Ms. Jacksta is a senior border security and intelligence leader with more than 35 years of service to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) CBP. As a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES), she developed and implemented a wide range o…
David Grant

David Grant

Former Associate Administrator for Mission Support and Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) and was responsible for Agency-wide integrated support operations consisting of: Procurement, Information Technology, Human Capital, Financial Management, Real…
Anne Marie Pellerin

Anne Marie Pellerin

Anne Marie Pellerin is founder and Managing Partner of Lam Lha, a Paris-based consulting firm providing advisory services in the fields of aviation security and passenger facilitation. LAM LHA works with some of the aviation industry’s most i…

P. Allen Haney

P. Allen Haney

President, P. Allen Haney Company

A trusted advisor to business owners and nonprofit executives, Allen Haney is best known for solving problems. His consul on employee benefits, executive compensation, and retirement planning routinely vitalizes …

Amy Hutchens, Esq.

Amy Hutchens, Esq.

Amy Hutchens is Founder and President of CLEAResources, LLC. Most recently, Amy served as General Counsel and Vice President of Compliance and Ethics Services at Watermark, LLC. Previously, Amy was a Special Assistant United States Attorney and an Air…
Keith Jones

Keith Jones

Mr. Jones is the Founder, President & CEO of The Edgewater Group DC.  The Edgewater Group DC provides advisory and consultation services to both industry partners and the federal government.  The Edgewater Group DC’s primary mission is to assist sma…
Steve Karoly

Steve Karoly

Steve Karoly is a Strategic Advisor at GTSC. Steve Karoly is the Executive Vice President of K2 Security Screening Group, a small business offering a comprehensive suite of best-in-class transportation security screening capabilities and services. The …
Richard Serino

Richard Serino

Richard Serino

The Honorable Richard Serino is currently a “Distinguished Visiting Fellow” at Harvard University, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. Mr. Serino was appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate as the Federal Eme…

Greg Marshall

Greg Marshall

Greg Marshall joined the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) in 2007. In December of that same year, Greg became a member of the Senior Executive Service when he was promoted to Deputy Chief Security Officer….
Mo McGowan

Mo McGowan

Former Assistant Administrator, Office of Security Operations. U.S. Transportation Security Administration

Former Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, U.S. Transportation Security Administration

Mr. Mo McGowan recently joined the pr…

Luke McCormack

Luke McCormack

Former CIO, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Mr. Luke McCormack served as CIO for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from December 2013 to January 2017. In that role, he oversaw and coordinated management of the Department’s 22 agencies, a…

Michelle Mrdeza

Michelle Mrdeza

Founding Strategic Advisor, Government Technology & Services Coalition

Senior Advisor, Cornerstone Government Affairs

As a founding partner of the Government Technology and Services Coalition, Michelle Mrdeza brings more than twenty-three…

Richard L. Skinner

Richard L. Skinner

Former Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Richard L. Skinner, former Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) joins the Coalition to provide members with exceptional insights i…

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

Former Director of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Strategic Sourcing Program Office (SSPO) within the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) where he was responsible for achieving savings of over $1.8 Billion. He also served as the…
Vice Admiral Sandra L. Stosz

Vice Admiral Sandra L. Stosz

Retired as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. where she led the 17,000-person organization that delivers the systems and people that enable the U.S. Coast Guard to efficiently and effectively perform…
Francis X. Taylor

Francis X. Taylor

Former Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was at DHS, from 2014-2017, where he oversaw and carried out the mission of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, equipping the Homeland…
Trent Teyema

Trent Teyema

Mr. Teyema is a Section Chief at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) where he oversees all aspects of operational readiness for the Cyber Division.  Mr. Teyema most recently served as the Special Agent in Charge of Counterintelligence and Cyber …
Antonio Villafana

Antonio Villafana

Former Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office

Prior to this role, Mr. Villafana served as Deputy Executive Director, for the Enterprise Business Management Office (EBMO) within the DHS Office…

Caryn A. Wagner

Caryn A. Wagner

 Former Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security
Caryn Wagner is currently a consultant and speaker on national and homeland security intelligence issues and an adjunct faculty member at the National Intelligence …
Molly Wilkinson

Molly Wilkinson

Former Minority General Counsel, U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee

Former Minority Staff Director, Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight

Molly Wilkinson is the Senior Vice President for Regulatory Policy for Regions…

Jim Williams

Jim Williams

Former Commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service

After serving the U.S. Government for over thirty years, Jim retired from the federal government as the Commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Fed…