Tom has 25+ years of analytic and risk management experience as the CEO and co-founder of ClearForce, a data analytics business focused on cyber and employee risk management. Tom is the former CEO of ALI Solutions (aka, Austin Logistics). During his tenure at ALI, Tom also served as the CFO where he raised $20M of [...]
Paul Colangelo is President & COO of LS&S responsible for leading the operations and growth of the company. Prior, Mr. Colangelo was President of Appriss' and was responsible for the strategic direction of the business. Mr. Colangelo has been at Appriss for over 4 years where he was a major visionary and driver for diversifying [...]
Tony has a 30-year history in the data and analytics industry as a strategic advisor and an operator. In all cases, he recognizes the need to engage the market very quickly to learn, adapt, recruit and win business. At every company, Tony delivered significant “firsts” to the team. At CIBC World Markets, Tony was a [...]
Mr. Dennis Dayman has more than 30 years of experience working on security/privacy issues, data governance issues, and protecting and improving data through industry policy, regulatory policy relations, and technical solutions. Currently, he is the Chief Privacy and Security Officer for Maropost. Previously, he was Return Path’s Chief Privacy and Security Officer the twas acquired [...]
Eric "Rick" Neidlinger joined the Bluewater team in 2014, bringing a diverse experience base focused on the defense market, including research and development leading to product realization and subsequent transition to adjacent commercial markets. Rick came direct from QinetiQ North America where over a span of eight years he held roles as Vice President Maritime [...]
Gordon "Gordy" McElroy joined the Bluewater team in December, 2011. As a member of the Bluewater team Gordy brings a wealth of commercial and defense related business experience, relationships and acumen. In previous roles, Gordy has managed organizations in excess of 3,500 people. He has lead proposal teams, developed go-to-market plans, executed large hardware and software [...]
Sheldon B. (Shelly) Kamins advises on entrepreneurship, deal structuring, economic innovations, finance and on seizing nascent business opportunities. Mr. Kamins has enjoyed a diverse professional and business career and has volunteered with distinction in the realms of political activism and philanthropy. After graduating from the Georgetown law school in 1972, he entered the practice of [...]
Dr. Gordon, a managing partner of Bluewater International, oversees our strategic client portfolio. He is responsible for strategic planning, client relationships, tactical delivery, and thought leadership. As one of our nation's leading security experts, he has developed first-of-a kind, innovative educational programs and training, conducted cutting-edge applied research to understand critical societal problems, and advised [...]
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTELLIGENCE, RISK INFORMATION & CYBER RISK EXPERT Globally recognized information and cyber risk executive and analyst with over thirty years of experience actively developing, executing, and managing cutting-edge industry initiatives to solve severe societal challenges to shape domestic and international policy for government, financial service, health care, law enforcement, insurance, [...]
As Managing Partner with Bluewater PE, LLC, Dave Willox identifies investment opportunities, structures strategic growth plans, recruits executives and offers operational leadership as needed for portfolio companies. Mr. Willox brings a recognized expertise in new media, emerging technology, organizational communication and operational leadership. He maintains strong relationships in the public safety and homeland security industries [...]
