Our Founders

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  Mr. Holston is a career Technical Operations Officer and has worked throughout the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and defense industry for more than 40 years. He has served as a U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operator, a collections officer and senior manager in the Central Intelligence Agency, and a Subject Matter Expert and Program Manager for tracking and locating operations in the Department of Defense U.S. Special Operations Command, and a senior executive in the national security industry. Mr. Holston has managed and conducted counterterrorism, covert action, and technical collection operations worldwide and has been recognized as having contributed significantly to the national security of the United States of America. 

 Mr. Williams is an information technology executive with over 30 years of experience managing command control communications (C3) networks and intelligence information (C4I) systems deployed globally. While in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Williams served as Chief, Database Administration Section and Superintendent of the Network Operations and Security Center at the U.S. Special Operations Command. As a senior executive working in the national security industry, he has managed multiple technology platforms deployed globally, supporting critical missions including security, tracking, intelligence, communication, cyber, and virtual operations. Mr. Williams holds an MBA, MS-Cybersecurity, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) certification, and Master Certification in IS/IT Project Management from Villanova University. 

Mr. Beckett has over 30 years of hands-on experience creating and implementing technology-based systems for commercial and government customers. He has been a founder of five technology companies and led the creation of over 50 software products. He has worked on data analytics, workflow, communication, and intelligence systems across multiple industries and government agencies. Mr. Beckett worked in a field intelligence element in the National Nuclear Security Agency within the Department of Energy, leading the development and implementation of a software platform for real-time sensor data fusion, command-and-control, and common operating picture, with multiple mission critical deployments around the world. Over his two decades working in the national security industry, he has created and deployed technology solutions to government agencies spanning intelligence, defense, law enforcement, and incident response missions.

Ambassador Cofer Black has had a distinguished 30 year career in the U.S. Government. He served 28 years in the Directorate of Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency. As Director of the CIA Counterterrorist Center over the 9/11 period he conceived, planned, and lead the CIA projection into Afghanistan and the Presidentially mandated worldwide engagement against Al- Qaeda . In this capacity he also served as the Director’s Special Assistant for Counterterrorism and National Intelligence Officer. Subsequently,  he was appointed to the Department of State at the Assistant Secretary level as Coordinator for Counterterrorism with the rank of Ambassador at Large. In addition to numerous exceptional performance awards and meritorious citations, Ambassador Black received the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, Career Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the Donovan Award, annual Exceptional Collector Award, and George H. Bush Medal for Excellence. He serves on the boards of Northwest Biotherapuetics and Diloretio Holdings.

•  Rob is a former law enforcement senior executive who retired as the Special Agent in Charge of the Dignitary Protective Division after more than 24 years of service with the United States Secret Service. In this role, he oversaw protective operations for National Special Security Events, and the physical protection of all foreign heads of state while in the United States. In previous leadership roles, Rob served as the Special Agent in Charge/ Attaché of the Ottawa Field Office leading the investigative and protective mission throughout Canada; Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Office with oversight of five offices operating in West Palm Beach, Puerto Rico, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil; Supervisory Special Agent of the Protective Intelligence Division tasked with the management of threat/ behavior based investigations, preparation of threat assessments, and open-source intelligence initiatives supporting operations globally. Earlier assignments included, the New York Field Office, the Clinton Protective Division, the Paris Field Office, and the Recruitment Division.