Strategic Advisors
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 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
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 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
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
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
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 Petera served as Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Programs in the National Protection and Programs D…
Chuck Winwood
Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz
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
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 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
Steven P. Bucci
Bucci’s research and writing at Heritage foc…
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 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 was the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from April 10, 2017 to April 15, 2018. She …
Patricia Cogswell
Ms. Cogswell is a homeland and national…
Sophia Edwards
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.
Peter Edge
Tom Essig
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
Her career accomplishments…
Linda Jacksta
David Grant
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
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.
Keith Jones
Steve Karoly
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
Mo McGowan
Former Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, U.S. Transportation Security Administration
Mr. Mo McGowan recently joined the pr…
Luke McCormack
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
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 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
Vice Admiral Sandra L. Stosz
Francis X. Taylor
Trent Teyema
Antonio Villafana
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 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
Former Minority Staff Director, Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight
Molly Wilkinson is the Senior Vice President for Regulatory Policy for Regions…
Jim Williams
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…