Our Team

MICHAEL CHERTOFF

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

CHAD SWEET

Co-Founder and CEO

JASON KAUFMAN

President and M&A Practice Lead

KANAD VIRK

Principal and Head of Private Equity

ADAM ISLES

Principal and Head of Cyber Security Practice

LEE KAIR

Principal and Head of Physical Security, Federal Strategy Practices

Mira Ricardel

Principal and Head of Regulatory Risk Practice

JAYSON AHERN

Principal, Strategic Advisory Services

CHARLES ALLEN

Principal, Strategic Advisory Services

JAY COHEN

Principal, Strategic Advisory Services

MICHAEL HAYDEN

Principal, Strategic Advisory Services

RYAN HOFFMAN

Managing Director, Merchant Banking

DAVID LONDON

Managing Director, Cybersecurity

AARON ROTH

Managing Director, Physical Security and Federal Strategy

Jessica Curyto

Senior Director, Regulatory Risk

CHRIS DUVALL

Senior Director, Cybersecurity

KRISTJAN KORNMAYER

Senior Director, Merchant Banking

KURT ALAYBEYOGLU

Director, Cybersecurity

VERONICA GILBERT

Director, Finance

MEAGAN HAWKINS

Director, Communications

EMILY SICILIANO

Director, Operations

ALAN WEHLER

Director, Regulatory Risk

ABDEL VASQUEZ

System Security Administrator

BRIAN HESS

Senior Associate, Strategic Advisory Services

BROGAN INGSTAD

Senior Associate, Strategic Advisory Services

Joseph "Josh" Karch

Senior Associate, Cybersecurity

Lloyd Bramble

Associate, Merchant Banking

Brendan North

Associate, Strategic Advisory Services

Jason Costa

Senior Analyst, Merchant Banking

DUNCAN GOODRICH

Senior Analyst, Merchant Banking

Christian Healion

Senior Analyst, Strategic Advisory Services

Monica Rivero

Analyst, Strategic Advisory Services

KATHERINE BARSNESS

Executive Assistant

MEGGIE TRUSTY

Executive Assistant