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 T. Albence is the Deputy Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), selected for this position in August 2018 to lead the nation’s vital immigration enforcement efforts. As ICE’s senior law enforcement official, Mr. Albence e…

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…

Former Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol

David V. Aguilar is the former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In this position, he oversaw more than 43,000 Federal…

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…

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…

Mr. Charles R. Armstrong was the Assistant Commissioner (AC) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Office of Information and Technology (OIT), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). As the AC and CIO, Mr. Armstrong was responsible for managing…

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…

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 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 …

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…

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

Former and first deputy CIO of the Transportation Security Administration network and application infrastructure and the modernization of FAA systems to the new applications services. He also established the Department of Homeland Security’s $2B/year i…

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…

As the Senior Director of Cyber Assurance at Capital One, Renee Forney leads the cyber governance and risk management portfolio activities in alignment with the Three Lines of Defense. This includes Third Party and Supply Chain Management, Customer…

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…

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 …

President, Growth Strategy Consultants

Vice President, Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals, DC Chapter

Mr. Holland, Founder, President and CEO of Growth Strategy Consultants LLC, has a strong background in corporate and government…

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…

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 is a Strategic Advisor at GTSC. Steve Karoly as the company’s Executive Vice President. The former TSA executive is responsible for achieving the company’s overall strategic goals and collaborating with industry leaders committed to cutting-edge pas…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

 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 …

Former Director of the Office of Acquisition Management for U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), oversaw the execution of more than 8,000 transactions annually, a total exceeding $2.7 billion, with efficient use of resources, organizational…

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…

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…