Our patriotic and trusted team represents private industry, U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), U.S. Military Special Operations Forces (SOF), Federal Law enforcement and Academia. Cybersecurity is not solely a technology problem. It is a people, process, culture and governance challenge that requires trusted relationships and verifiable, trusted systems. We believe knowledge, trust and security are the golden keys to building and supporting a thriving workforce needed to defend, lock down and keep our cyber ecosystems safe.
Our Team
Shawn Cassidy
CEO/Founder ICTD, Leadership & Freedom Center, Lodges at Gettysburg. Leadership Strategist & Behavorial Science Instructor- Industry, DoD, SOF, & Academia.
Glenn Gaffney
National Security Consultant, EVP In-Q-Tel, former CIA Director of Science & Technology & Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Collection/ODNI.
Joseph Dehaven
National Security Consultant, former NSA, Cyber/ National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Director of Space INFOSEC & Director of Info Assurance.
Lou Lupin
ICTD General Counsel, Former Qualcomm General Counsel & EVP, former Globalfoundries Chief Legal Officer and current Board Member of its U.S. subsidiary, responsible for its U.S. Government classified contracts. Former DEA Special Agent. Stanford Law.
Chuck White
A technologist, inventor and entrepreneur with extensive knowledge in cyber defense, collaboration solutions, big data analytics, and security software development. Former U.S. Army officer, combat veteran, and a recognized thought leader in the security software community.
Ron Williams
CEO Talon Companies- International corporate, executive and cyber security risk management consulting firm, retired U.S. Secret Service Special Agent 23-years.
Gregory Wessell
Senior Technical Expert in Cyber, Networking and Analytics,
National Security Consultant, Former NSA Technical Director of
SIGINT Cyber and Red/Blue Team, Advisor to Recorded Future and Tamr, Instructor - Cyber and Networking, Mentor and Coach to many.
Herb Schoor, Ph.D.
Princeton/Columbia universities; 30-years IBM former Senior VP Systems Research Division, Products, Technology, Advanced Systems and Information Storage; former Sr. Vice Dean at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Brent "Buddha" George
CAPT, USN (ret), 25-years.
National Security Consultant focused on
innovative technology solutions. Former Director
at National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), U.S. Naval
Test Pilot School Instructor & Navy Major Defense
Acquisition Program Manager. Board member
of Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC).
Glenn Ferguson, Ph.D.
MAJ. (USAF Ret.) 21 years - SOF Instructor and fixed & rotary - winged pilot - 3200 hrs. Professor, U.S. Air Force Academy 13 years - leadership, special operations, combined arms, joint war fighting, military strategy and theory/doctrine.
Alex Sharpe
Cybersecurity and Privacy Expert with deep backgrounds in Program Management, Process Improvement and Technology; former NSA. Advised two presidential administrations on National Policy and contributed to standards driving electronic commerce and internet security.
Anthony "Tony" Negron
Co-Founder and Principal at Fusion Cell, a company committed to helping veterans transitions back into the civilian workforce through education and job placement. Chief Master Sergeant, USAF (ret) 26 -years; Pararescueman and Joint Special Operation Command (JSOC) operator. Leadership, asymmetric warfare and resiliency instructor at the Leadership & Freedom Center.
U.S. Special Operations Forces
Instructors Retired: DEVGRU, Delta, AFSOC, JSOC Team members. Teach, Train & Test asymmetric warfare, leadership & trusted teams. Our retired U.S. Special Operations Forces team members have served dedicated careers training, planning and executing successful team missions.
In the most chaotic, high stress and unpredictable environments imaginable these operators have found success. These master operators, through trusted teams, successfully mitigate high stress, and chaos by exercising sound and decisive judgment, and effectively executing missions with tenacious integrity.
Due to national security and for the safety of these members with the nature of war on terrorism, the names of these individuals are not for public distribution.
Roger Schell, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, retired NSA & USAF. Regarded as Father of TCSEC (“Orange Book”) Major contributor to the TCSEC’s Trusted Network Interpretation (TNI or "Red Book").