Expert Team

Devin is the Founder and CEO of Enlightenment Capital. Prior to founding Enlightenment, he was a Vice President with D. E. Shaw’s direct capital strategy, where he helped establish the group’s Washington, D.C. area office and built its defense and government vertical. Devin was previously at TCG Financial Partners, a merchant bank founded by former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen, where he focused on the defense and government sector. He began his career in the M&A group at Lazard in New York and worked part-time at The Carlyle Group during graduate school.

Devin received his BA, magna cum laude, in Law and Spanish from Amherst College, where he was a four-year collegiate soccer player (NCAA Final Four; NESCAC All-Academic) and his JD and MBA from Georgetown University.

Devin is an owner of D.C. United and D.C. Power, former owner of the Washington Spirit, and co-founder of GenerationEngage (a youth civic engagement non-profit). He was named to M&A Advisor’s “40 Under 40” (as an emerging leader in the finance industry), has been named a Tech Titan by Washingtonian magazine, included in Washington Business Journal’s Power 100 as one of the most influential business leaders in D.C., is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a former advisory board member of the Aspen Security Forum, and is a member of the New York State Bar.

Jason is a Partner at Enlightenment Capital and brings decades of experience in both operational roles and as a principal investor in the aerospace, defense, security, and government contracting industries. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he was a Principal and Head of the Washington, D.C. office for LLR Partners, a private equity firm, where he led deal activity in aerospace, defense, security, and government services.

Previously, Jason held senior investment team roles at Monument Capital Group and The White Oak Group, both private equity funds with a range of investments in the defense, government services, and security-related industries. Prior to that, he was a Senior Vice President in the diversified industrials investment banking practice at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey (FBR), where he led M&A and capital-raising efforts in the aerospace, defense, security, and government services sectors. Earlier in his career, he spent over a decade in senior operations roles with middle-market government contractors, including seven years with Pearson Government Solutions.

Jason received his BA from Radford University, where he was a four-year collegiate lacrosse player, and his MBA from Columbia Business School and an additional MBA from London Business School.

Jason serves on the advisory board of AlphaTech, a group of senior industry professionals dedicated to helping select entrepreneurs in the cybersecurity and data analytics sectors grow and scale their businesses. He was named Financier of the Year by the Northern Virginia Technology Council and is a current board member and past president of the National Capital Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).

Tommy is a Partner at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he worked at The Carlyle Group, where he managed financial reporting and analysis for the firm’s U.S. Buyout and Financial Services funds. He began his career at EY, where he worked primarily with clients in the aerospace, defense, government, and technology sectors.

Tommy received his BS from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and his MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.

Patrick is a Managing Director at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he was a Principal at Boundary Street Capital, a Stonepeak credit firm, where he focused on originating, executing, and monitoring debt investments in the IT services, software, and digital infrastructure sectors.

Previously, Patrick was the Head of Finance at Employee Navigator, an insurance technology software company, where he was a member of the executive team and led finance, accounting, FP&A, investor relations, and capital raising. Before that, he was a member of the investment teams at Northlane Capital Partners and Sterling Partners, both private equity firms, where he focused on control investments in technology, business services, and healthcare. Patrick began his career at Wells Fargo Securities as an Analyst in the M&A and TMT groups.

Patrick received his BS in Finance from Wake Forest University and his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors.

Rob is a Principal at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he was a Vice President at AE Industrial Partners, where he focused on originating, executing, and monitoring investments in the aerospace, defense, and government services sectors. He was previously an Engagement Manager at Booz & Co., leading project teams that served aerospace and defense clients. Rob began his career at the Council on Foreign Relations and worked for the U.S. Department of State in Afghanistan.

Rob received his BA in Political Science and History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Rob is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Steven is a Vice President at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, Steven enjoyed an accomplished 11-year career in Major League Soccer, serving as the captain of D.C. United for seven seasons. During his time in the league, he was named an MLS All-Star and represented the United States National Team. While competing professionally, Steven completed Harvard Business School’s Crossover Into Business program. He remains active in the professional soccer community.

Steven received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was recognized as a First Team All-American and semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy.

Garrett is a Vice President at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he was an Analyst at Citigroup, where he focused on distressed, illiquid, and alternative assets in the aerospace, defense, government, and technology sectors.

Garrett received his BS from Georgetown University and, prior to that, served as a team leader in the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment, primarily deployed in Afghanistan.

Curtis is an Associate at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he was an Analyst at Piper Sandler, where he focused on M&A and capital-raising advisory for clients in the Diversified Industrials and Services Group.

Curtis received his BS in Business Administration from Washington and Lee University.

Mark is an Associate at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he was an Associate at Monument Capital Partners, where he focused on M&A within the national security and federal civilian markets. He began his career as a Program Manager at Microsoft, where he led teams of engineers in developing and implementing nascent technologies.

Mark received his BS in Commerce with a concentration in Finance and Management from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

Marvin is an Associate at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he was an Analyst at Macquarie Capital, where he focused on M&A and capital raising within the aerospace, defense, and government services coverage team. He began his career as an Analyst in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Valuation and Advisory practice, where he provided due diligence services to clients in the healthcare and industrial sectors.

Marvin received his BBA in Accounting and Finance from Andrews University.

Dylan is an Analyst at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he was an intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he supported clandestine operations around the world. Dylan began his career as a consultant with Laurel Strategies, where he provided crisis management and communication services to private equity firms and related portfolio companies.

Dylan received his BA in Economics and Government & Politics and his Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Maryland.

Jeff is a Partner and the CFO at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Gates Group Capital Partners, a private equity firm, where he was responsible for accounting and finance, including financial reporting, investor relations, and transaction support.

Previously, Jeff was a Managing Consultant with Navigant Consulting in Washington, D.C. and served as CFO at a hospitality management and development company. He began his career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen and later served as Assistant Controller at Washington Sports & Entertainment, the former owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals.

Jeff received his BS from the University of Virginia and his MBA from the Mason School of Business at William & Mary.

Mid is the Head of Operations and Investor Relations at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, she led operations at a D.C.-based M&A advisory firm, where she also oversaw investor relations for its independent sponsor group. Previously, she served as Partner, Investor Relations at ACON Investments, a middle-market private equity firm based in Washington, D.C.

Earlier in her career, Mid was a Director with Stifel’s Metals and Mining Investment Banking Group and held investment banking roles at FBR Capital Markets and Citigroup. She began her career in asset management at Salomon Smith Barney.

Mid received her BA in Economics from William & Mary.

Jeanne is the Controller at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, she was a Manager at Standish Management, a private equity fund services firm, where she managed fund accounting and financial reporting for private equity clients. Before Standish, she served as Controller at PEI Funds, a secondary private equity firm, and as Vice President at Bear Stearns Asset Management. Jeanne began her career as a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Jeanne received her BS in Accounting and her Master in Professional Accounting (MPA) from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

Fallon is the Executive Assistant to Devin Talbott at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, she was a Senior Executive Assistant at a private equity firm in Bethesda, Maryland.

Fallon received her BA from the University of Maryland.

Heather is an Administrative Assistant at Enlightenment Capital. Prior to joining Enlightenment, she served as a Client Relations Specialist at Ann Sandra and as a Human Resources Manager at HZDG.

Heather received her BA from the University of Rhode Island.

Riley is an Administrative Assistant at Enlightenment Capital.

Riley received her BS and BA in Marketing and Finance from the University of South Carolina.

Bob Work was the Deputy Secretary of Defense from 2014 to 2017. He is an expert in defense strategy, planning, programming and budgeting, dual-use technologies, and defense transformation. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow in Defense and National Security at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a Senior Counselor at the Telemus Group, a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and a member of the Enlightenment Capital Advisory Board.

Following a 27-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he attained the rank of Colonel, Bob was a Senior Fellow and Vice President for Strategic Studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA). In 2008, he served on President-elect Barack Obama’s Department of Defense Transition Team, leading the Department of the Navy issues team. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Undersecretary of the Navy, overseeing the day-to-day management of the Department of the Navy. Following a year as CEO of CNAS, President Obama appointed Bob as the 31st Deputy Secretary of Defense. During his three years as Deputy Secretary, Bob oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Department of Defense and the development of its $600 billion program and budget for three different Secretaries of Defense. He was an adjunct professor at George Washington University and is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Bob earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Illinois, a Master of Science in Systems Management from the University of Southern California, a Master of Science in Space System Operations from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Master in International Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

General James Cartwright retired from active duty on 1 September 2011, after 40 years of service in the United States Marine Corps. Unique among Marines, General Cartwright served as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, before being nominated and appointed as the 8th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s second highest military officer. General Cartwright served his four year tenure as Vice Chairman across two Presidential administrations and constant military operations against diverse and evolving enemies. He became widely recognized for his technical acumen, vision of future national security concepts, and keen ability to integrate systems, organizations and people in ways that encouraged creativity and sparked innovation in the areas of strategic deterrence, nuclear proliferation, missile defense, cyber security, and adaptive acquisition processes.

Born in Rockford, IL, he attended the University of Iowa and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Marines in 1971. He was both a Naval Flight Officer and Naval Aviator who flew the F-4 Phantom, OA-4 Skyhawk, and F/A-18 Hornet. In 1983 he was named Outstanding Carrier Aviator of the Year by the Association of Naval Aviation. General Cartwright graduated with distinction from the Air Command and Staff College, received a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, completed a fellowship with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was honored with a Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award.

General Cartwright currently serves as the inaugural holder of the Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies for the Center for Strategic & International Studies. He is also a member of Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee which provides independent, informed advice to the Secretary of Defense on long-term, enduring issues central to strategic planning. In addition, General Cartwright serves in an advisory capacity to Accenture Federal Services, Enlightenment Capital, Logos Technologies and Opera Solutions. He is also affiliated with a number of professional organizations to include the Aspen Strategy Group, The Atlantic Council, Nuclear Threat Initiative, and The Sanya Initiative.

Ken Krieg was the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics from 2005 to2007. He was responsible for advising the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense on all matters related to the Department of Defense Acquisition System, research and development, advanced technology, developmental test and evaluation, production, logistics, installation management, military construction, procurement, and environmental security. Before his appointment to USD (AT&L), Ken served at the Department of Defense as Special Assistant to the Secretary and Director for Program Analysis & Evaluation. He joined the Department of Defense in July 2001 to serve as the Executive Secretary of the Senior Executive Council. Prior to joining the Department of Defense, he worked for International Paper, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Office and Consumer Papers Division. He had responsibility for the company’s $1.4 billion retail, commercial office, and consumer papers businesses. During his 11 years with the Memphis, TN-based company, Ken held marketing and sales positions and was actively involved in the merger of three major paper companies into International Paper. Before entering the industry, Ken held several defense and foreign policy assignments in Washington, D.C., including positions at the White House, on the National Security Council Staff, and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Ken received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Davidson College and his Master in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Ken runs Samford Global Strategies, a consulting practice focused on helping clients lead and manage through periods of strategic change. He is a member of the Board of Directors of API Technologies, Twisted Pair Solutions, Aurora Flight Sciences, and JackBe, as well as the Board of Trustees of LMI, as well as the SSA Board for DRS Technologies. He serves on the Advisory Board of Enlightenment Capital, several other CEO advisory boards, and is a distinguished fellow at the Center for Naval Analyses.

Deborah Lee James served as the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force from 2013 to 2017, with responsibility for approximately 660,000 military and civilian personnel and a budget of nearly $140 billion. She was only the second woman ever to hold this position. The Secretary of Defense appointed Deborah to Chair the Defense Business Board, an advisory body that provides DoD leaders with independent advice on business management issues.

Deborah has deep expertise in strategic planning, risk management, public policy, cyber security, talent management, and innovation. Prior to serving as Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, Deborah served as President of SAIC’s Technical and Engineering sector, a $2 billion, 8,700-person enterprise. Throughout her tenure at SAIC, Deborah worked on key governance, financial, business development, capture management, strategic planning, M&A, and program execution areas.

Deborah serves on the Advisory Board of Enlightenment Capital and is a non-executive member of the boards of public companies Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) and Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS). She is a member of the Board of four private companies: Firefly Aerospace (Chair); Improbable LLC (Chair); Systems and Technology Research; Locator X, and the not-for-profit Boards of Noblis, Inc.; The Atlantic Council; and The PenFed Foundation (Chair), a charity focused on military and veteran issues. Deborah has experience serving on Audit, Compensation, Nominations, and Governance and Risk Committees across this portfolio of boards.

Deborah earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Area Studies from Duke University and a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University. She has a Top Secret security clearance.

General Raymond A. “Tony” Thomas, III, served in the United States Army for 39 years, culminating his career in the highest echelons of the U.S. military as the four-star Commanding General of the more than 85,000 men and women who comprise U.S. Special Operations Command.

During his remarkable four decades of service, General Thomas was involved in nearly every significant United States military operation, including combat operations in Grenada and Panama. His tenure as a member of the elite 75th Ranger Regiment and the 1st SFOD-DELTA included service in DESERT STORM with the Joint Task Force responsible for defeating Iraqi SCUD missile attacks on Israel, assisting the Colombian National Police in killing the notorious narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar, and conducting operations to capture Serbian war criminals. He is the only officer to have commanded a squadron of the Delta Force and a battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment.

General Thomas deployed numerous times to combat arenas, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Among the many extraordinary details of his career is the fact that General Thomas served overseas for portions of every single year of his military career since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America. Therefore, it was very fitting that he was the second-in-command for the mission that killed the terrorist Usama Bin Laden.

Prior to being promoted to commander of U.S. SOCOM and taking the reins of one of the United States’ most elite combatant commands, General Thomas commanded the Joint Special Operations Command, served as the Director of Military Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency, and created and commanded the first Special Operations Joint Task Force in Afghanistan.

Always seeking solutions to future battles, General Thomas drove U.S. SOCOM’s adaptation of applied Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Capabilities, a passion he carried into his post-service career in the defense industry, ensuring today’s service members can fight and win tomorrow’s wars.

General Thomas currently serves as the Chairman of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that provides full-cost education scholarships to the children of our nation’s fallen special operations heroes. He also serves as a Venture Partner with LUX Capital and holds Board and Advisory positions with several leading technology firms.

General Thomas and his wife have two sons and six grandchildren. Both sons graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in combat on multiple occasions.

Alan B. Thomas, Jr. served as Commissioner of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service from June 2017 to October 2019. In this position, he led 3,500 acquisition and technology professionals in delivering more than $60 billion of products, services, and solutions to save taxpayer dollars and enable federal agencies to accomplish their missions as efficiently as possible. Thomas also served on two government-wide boards established by legislation: the Technology Modernization Fund and the Federal Acquisition Security Council. He is currently a member of the Enlightenment Capital Advisory Board.

Prior to his role at GSA, Alan held positions in both industry and government, including Chief Operating Officer at Berico Technologies and Vice President at Data Networks Corporation. Alan also served in several roles within the federal government, including as a program manager for a portfolio of special access programs, service on the Department of Defense’s Task Force to Improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq, and as a Presidential Management Fellow on both the Army staff and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he earned the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence and the Vice President’s Hammer Award for innovation in public service.

Alan holds a Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas’ LBJ School, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Grinnell College.

John is the former CEO of Enlightenment Capital’s portfolio company, EverWatch, which was acquired by Booz Allen Hamilton in 2022. He is a former public company CEO who has built and sold four mid-sized companies. He is a former senior U.S. government official, a decorated combat veteran, an experienced company director, and an executive coach. He currently serves on several GovCon company boards and is the James C. Wheat Professor in Leadership at historic Hampden-Sydney College, as well as a longtime professor in the MBA program at George Mason University’s School of Business.

Over the past 20 years, John has served as CEO, President, or COO of several different companies – both public and private across various industries. He has served as a director on over a dozen corporate boards and as a trustee or director in numerous non-profit organizations. Before that, he served for five years as the Executive in Residence and Professor of Practice in the School of Business at George Mason University, where he continues to teach strategy and leadership.

From 2007 to 2013, John was the President and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions, a firm that he took public in one of the few successful IPOs in the American economy in 2009. The IPO won the ACG National Chapter “Deal of the Year” award. A longtime industry leader and spokesperson, John is a two-time winner of the Fed100 award and has been named one of the 100 most influential business leaders in the Washington, D.C. area. He served for two years as Chairman of the Professional Services Council, the trade industry association for government contractors. He is the founder of the GovCon Center at George Mason University.

Unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2005, John served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs in the second half of the George W. Bush administration. In that capacity, he spent much of his time with U.S. and allied troops in war zones, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and the southern Philippines. John, who served for 12 years as an Army reconnaissance officer and paratrooper, was awarded the Bronze Star for his role in the Battle of 73 Easting during Operation Desert Storm.

John graduated from Duke University with degrees in Public Policy and History. He holds a Master of Arts  in War Studies from King’s College London, a Doctorate in International Relations from Oxford University, and an MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University.

Kevin Kelly has over 25 years of experience in research, engineering, strategic planning, and organizational leadership. He most recently served as President of the National Security and Innovative Solutions Sector (NSIS) of CACI International. He joined CACI after the company acquired LGS Innovations, where he served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for more than seven years. Prior to being appointed CEO, he served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Senior VP of Strategy. Kevin also held senior positions within General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems and Lockheed Martin.

Kevin is the recipient of numerous academic and industry awards, recognizing his significant achievements and contributions to STEM education and the promotion of innovation in the National Defense industry. In 2016, he was selected as a Finalist for the “Executive of the Year” award sponsored by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Professional Services Council, and in 2017 was named a finalist for EY’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” as well as one of WashingtonExec’s “25 Leaders in Government Contracting You Should Know About.”

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from The George Washington University. He has held Board seats with LGS Innovations, BlueCat Networks, and Penn State’s Alumni Association for the College of Engineering. He previously served as Chairman for the Innovative Technologies Council of INSA and the National Advisory Council for GW-SEAS. Kevin is a proud 2015 Inductee to the Engineering Hall of Fame at The George Washington University.

Brett Lambert served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy from 2009 to 2013, during which he was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest award available to a non-career civilian from the Secretary. He was the principal advisor to the USD (AT&L) on all matters relating to the defense industrial base, including industrial capabilities and assessments, defense industry mergers, acquisitions, and consolidation, preservation of essential industries and technologies, and other industrial-related matters.

Brett also served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Northrop Grumman, where his duties for the CEO included developing and executing initiatives related to overall corporate strategy, organization, M&A, strategic partnerships, and new market expansion. Prior to that, Brett helped build DFI International, a national security consultancy, which was successfully sold in 2007.

Brett is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a Senior Associate (non-resident) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Chairman of the Board of the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute (ARM) led by Carnegie Mellon University. He also serves on the board of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), co-chairs their effort to examine demands for future supply chain security for advanced systems, and is a member of the Enlightenment Capital Advisory Board.

Gus Hunt was the Chief Technology Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2009 to 2013. As such, he was responsible for setting strategic technology directions to enable the agency’s missions, driving the rapid adoption of new capabilities to keep pace with technology change in the commercial sector, and actively engaging across the intelligence community to share and communicate IT solutions. Gus joined the agency in 1985 and served in various technical leadership roles, with a common focus on implementing innovative commercial technologies and processes. Gus most recently served as a Managing Director at Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN), where he led the company’s cybersecurity efforts in the federal sector and is a member of the Enlightenment Capital Advisory Board.

Sonu Singh is a highly accomplished Founder and CEO in the government services and government technology space. As the Founder and CEO of 1901 Group, Sonu built the business into a leader in public sector managed services, cloud migration/operations, software development, and cyber engineering. 1901 Group was acquired by Leidos in 2021.

Sonu founded 1901 Group in 2009 based on three major components: 1) establishing an Enterprise Operations/Development Center in Blacksburg, Virginia; 2) leveraging technology, automation, and processes in a common platform to increase quality and consistency in IT management; and 3) utilizing consumption models for IT as opposed to standard labor hour billings. This strategy enabled the 1901 Group to grow at an accelerated rate and solve complex problems for its government customers in a unique manner. Prior to founding 1901 Group, Sonu co-founded Spectrum Solutions Group, which was acquired by SRA International in 2005.

Sonu holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Bill Forman is the President and CEO of North Atlantic Industries, Inc. (NAI), a leading independent designer and manufacturer of unique Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and custom electronic subsystems for military, industrial, and aerospace markets. Bill acquired the business in 1992 and broadened its focus through a series of acquisitions and significant engineering investments. Bill has been named “Long Island Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year” and won the “40 Under 40” award sponsored by Long Island Business News. Bill’s philanthropic pursuits focus on the lives of disadvantaged children.

Bill serves as a board member of Publicolor, a not-for-profit organization that engages at-risk youths through the beautification and revitalization of public and civic spaces, and as a board member of NAI, which supports FIRST, a high school robotics program meant to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. Bill is a board member of the U.S. Eastern Region of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and serves on the Advisory Board of Enlightenment Capital. Previously, Bill held positions as Director of Finance at Dell Computer and Division Controller at Advanced Micro Devices.

Bill holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Rochester.

Pierre is Advisor Emeritus of Enlightenment Capital. He brings three decades of experience in aerospace/defense investment, equity analysis, investment banking, strategy management consulting, and M&A due diligence. Previously, he co-founded Renaissance Strategic Advisors (RSAdvisors), a premier Washington, D.C.-, and London-based aerospace & defense strategy and mergers & acquisitions due diligence firm. From 1995 to 2003, Pierre was an Institutional Investor-ranked aerospace & defense equity analyst with Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and Credit Suisse First Boston. He led the #1-ranked U.S. and global aerospace & defense team every year eligible.

Pierre began his career as a mergers & acquisitions banker in the New York and London offices of Prudential-Bache Capital Funding, focusing on the aerospace & defense sector. He was also a director at JSA International, a Boston- and Paris-based management consulting firm that focused on the aerospace & defense industry, and a Senior Fellow and Director of Defense-Industrial Initiatives at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based non-partisan think tank. He is a guest lecturer at the National Defense University and the Defense Acquisition University and was a member of the Secretary of Defense’s Defense Business Board.

Pierre earned dual degrees from M.I.T. and is a holder of the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He has a Top Secret security clearance.