John Dolan

Principal, Applied Security & Intelligence

Mr. Dolan is currently serving in the U.S. Army as an Infantryman while simultaneously building expertise that bridges military operations with strategic consulting. He earned his graduate degree from George Washington University’s prestigious Elliott School of International Affairs, where he specialized in irregular warfare and regional security analysis. This unique combination of active military service and Elliott School graduate research provides real-time operational insight unavailable through traditional consulting approaches.

Mr. Dolan has collaborated directly with the Atlantic Council, one of America’s leading foreign policy think tanks, producing National Intelligence Estimates and conducting deep-dive analysis of adversary capabilities. His regional expertise spans Africa (particularly the DRC north), the Middle East, and Central Asia – some of the world’s most complex security environments.

Beyond his military and academic credentials, Mr. Dolan maintains active certification as a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician, giving him comprehensive crisis preparedness experience that coordinates multiple agencies and operational requirements during high-pressure situations, including frontline operations during COVID-19. This integration of crisis management and emergency response capabilities, combined with his operational credibility and academic rigor, enables professional-grade strategic intelligence delivered through efficient methodologies unavailable elsewhere in the consulting market.

Sage Smith

Principal, Strategic Planning & Technology

Mr. Smith combines a Juris Doctor with hands-on experience navigating the rapidly evolving world of technology regulation and compliance. Mr. Smith does not just understand privacy law in theory, using his experience in Data Privacy and Information Security Analysis at a Multi-Billion Dollar financial institution, he actively implements compliance systems for cutting-edge financial technology in one of the most heavily regulated industries in America, maintaining a demonstrated track record of zero compliance exceptions across CCPA, CPRA, TCPA, GLBA, and NYDFS 500 frameworks.

Through his advanced privacy professional training, Mr. Smith has developed expertise in cross-jurisdictional privacy frameworks, data governance architectures, and regulatory risk assessment methodologies that deliver quantifiable risk reduction and operational efficiency improvements. Simultaneously serving as Head of Systems and Innovation at a digital marketing organization, he designs and deploys AI-enhanced business systems that bridge regulatory compliance with operational efficiency.

This dual role gives Mr. Smith a rare perspective: he understands both how regulations are written and how they actually work in practice when companies try to implement new technology. Mr. Smith has built comprehensive databases tracking privacy regulations across multiple jurisdictions and has hands-on experience creating AI governance frameworks that deliver cost-effective strategic intelligence through specialized expertise combinations that work in real business environments, not just on paper.