Board of Advisors:
Dr. Marvin J. Cetron
Dr. Marvin Cetron serves on the Board of Advisors at Nat’l Security Associates WorldWide, LLC (NSAWW).
Dr. Cetron is one of the preeminent forecaster-futurists in the world. For more than 50 years, he has pioneered corporate and government forecasting, developing many of the techniques that other forecasters now use daily. He remains one of the most active and respected practitioners in this field.
During this long and productive career, Dr. Cetron has consulted for 400 of the Fortune 500 firms, 150 professional and academic associations, and more than 100 government agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA). His overseas clients have included the European Community; planning and finance ministries of Brazil, Kenya, and Indonesia; and companies such as Saab-Scandia and World Travel Market. He served as an advisor to the White House for every administration, Republican and Democratic, from the time of John Kennedy through the Clinton years.
Dr. Cetron, together with Peter Probst of the Central Intelligence Agency, coauthored the 1994 study, Terror 2000: The Future Face of Terror. This landmark study predicted virtually the entire course of terrorism in the years since. Specific forecasts included the rise of large-scale terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists, coordinated attacks on widely distant targets, a devastating assault on the World Trade Center, and the deliberate crash of an airplane into the Pentagon.
During his 20-year career in research and development planning and forecasting with the U.S. Navy, Dr. Cetron was in charge of the design, development, and implementation of the largest, most comprehensive technological forecast of the United States ever conducted.
Dr. Cetron has a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, a MS degree in Production Management from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Research and Development Management from American University.
He is a member of the Board of Advisors of both Pennsylvania State University and the University of Delaware.
Lt. Gen. Don Kerrick serves on the Board of Advisors at Nat’l Security Associates WorldWide, LLC (NSAWW).
General Kerrick served in the United States Army for 30 years and retired as a three-star General. For five years after leaving the military, he served as the Vice President of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems where he was responsible for strategic planning, business development, mergers and acquisitions, international business, and customer and corporate relations. During this timeframe, the company grew from $330 million to over $2 billion USD in sales.
At the time of his retirement from the military, General Kerrick served in the White House as the Deputy National Security Advisor to the President of the United States. In this capacity he was responsible for developing, implementing, and managing US foreign and national security policy and advising the President on such matters. Additionally, he chaired the Deputies Committee, comprised of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of State, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the White House deputy Chief of Staff, and the Vice President's National Security Advisor.
Prior to this position, General Kerrick served as the Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity he was also the military advisor to the Secretary of State, traveling in 55 countries with the Secretary while conducting diplomacy on behalf of the United States. During this period, he chaired the security-working group during peace talks between Israel and Syria.
Before becoming the Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was the Chief of Staff of the National Security Council. Directing a staff of 200 personnel from all agencies of the government, he was responsible for developing, implementing and reviewing U.S. foreign and national security policies around the world.
General Kerrick also served as Director of Operations and Defense Attaché System for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). While in this position he temporarily left the DIA to serve, by Presidential Appointment, as a principal negotiator on the United States Balkans Peace Delegation that negotiated an agreement ending the Bosnian War. Later, he was appointed by the President to serve on the Steering Committee for the Protection of the United States Critical Infrastructure and developed the blueprint for the structure and procedures designed to protect national critical infrastructure.
Other significant military assignments include the Army Staff, Commander 701st Military Intelligence Brigade and Field Station Augsburg, Germany; and Commander 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation), Korea. Additionally, he is a rated pilot in both rotary and fixed wing aircraft and is a multi-engine instructor pilot.
General Kerrick is a member of the Association of the United States Army, a member of the Army Aviation Association, a member of the Army Historical Society, a member of the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association, a member of the Association of Old Crows, and a member of the Military Intelligence Corps Association.
General Kerrick graduated from Florida Southern College with a BS in Physical Education, from the University of Southern California with a MSED in Education, from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and from the National War College (Masters equivalent).
Steven Pomerantz serves on the Board of Advisors at Nat’l Security Associates WorldWide, LLC (NSAWW).
In January of 2005 he joined the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) as Director of Counter Terrorism, and in December of 2007 he assumed the responsibilities of JINSA’s Associate Executive Director. Mr. Pomerantz is the architect of the JINSA Law Enforcement Exchange Program (LEEP) which brings high ranking American Law Enforcement Executives to Israel to study best practice counter terrorism methodology. The Law Enforcement Exchange Program also sponsors conferences in the United States featuring Israeli security experts. To date over 8,000 American Law enforcement officers have benefited from LEEP conferences.
Mr. Pomerantz retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in June 1995 after a career spanning 27 years. During that period he rose from a field investigative Special Agent to the rank of Assistant Director, the third highest position in the FBI at the time.
Mr. Pomerantz served three separate tours of duty at FBI Headquarters and held various field assignments including Special Agent in Charge of all FBI operations in the state of Washington. Among his Headquarters assignments Mr. Pomerantz, served as chief, Counter-Terrorism Section. In that capacity, Mr. Pomerantz was responsible for supervision of all FBI counter-terrorism investigations both domestically and abroad. He was also involved extensively in law enforcement and intelligence service liaison as part of the worldwide effort to combat terrorism.
Mr. Pomerantz also served successively as Assistant Director in Charge of two of the FBI’s Headquarters Divisions; The Administrative Services Division, which oversees all of the FBI’s Personnel and Financial matters and the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, the largest single organizational entity in the FBI. The CJIS Division provides technical and criminal justice information services to virtually every criminal justice agency in the United States as well as having extensive dealings abroad.
Mr. Pomerantz has represented the FBI and the law enforcement community on numerous occasions in a variety of settings both domestically and internationally. He is an expert in the area of terrorism as well as criminal justice information and technical matters. He has testified before Congress on both issues and is regularly called upon by the media to comment on issues involving terrorism and law enforcement. Mr. Pomerantz was the recipient of numerous awards and commendations during his career.
Mr. Pomerantz holds a Bachelor of Arts from New York University and attended post graduate school at the University of Southern California and Detroit University. Prior to entering the FBI he served five years in the United States Air Force, attaining rank of Captain. He is married to Ms. Karen Tandy, former Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), US Department of Justice.
Oliver “Buck” Revell serves on the Board of Advisors at Nat’l Security Associates WorldWide, LLC (NSAWW). Mr. Revell is President of Revell Group International, Inc., Rowlett, Texas; Chairman of Visiphor Corp. of Vancouver, Canada, Senior Advisor to Synfuels International of Dallas, Texas; a Director of Athlone Global Security Inc, Toronto, Canada and Vance Security USA, Inc., Oakton Virginia.
He served for five years as an Officer and Aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps, leaving active duty in 1964 as a Captain. He then served 30 years as a Special Agent and Senior Executive of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1964-1994). From 1980 until 1991 he served in FBI Headquarters first as Assistant Director in charge of Criminal Investigations (including terrorism); then as Associate Deputy Director he was in charge of the Investigative, Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism and International programs of the Bureau (1985-91). He served as a member of the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency (1980-91), the National Foreign Intelligence Board (1987-91), and the Senior Review Group, Vice President’s Task Force on Terrorism (1985-1986).
Mr. Revell also served as Vice Chairman of the Interagency Group for Counter-Intelligence (1985-91), and on the Terrorist Crisis Management Committee of the National Security Council. In September 1987, Mr. Revell was placed in charge of a joint FBI/CIA/U.S. military operation (Operation Goldenrod) which led to the first apprehension overseas of an international terrorist. President Reagan commended him for his leadership of this endeavor. On May 1, 1992 the US Attorney General ordered Mr. Revell to Los Angeles placing him in command of joint Federal law enforcement efforts to suppress the riots and civil disorder; he also coordinated the law enforcement activities of the assigned Military Forces. He received the Attorney General’s Special Commendation Award for this endeavor. He was in charge of the Dallas Division of the FBI at the time of his retirement in September 1994. He retired with the rank of Associate Deputy Director.
In 1989, President Bush awarded Mr. Revell the Presidential Distinguished Senior Executive Award and in 1990 the Meritorious Senior Executive Award. In 1991 he was awarded The FBI Medal for Meritorious Achievement and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. In October 1994 Mr. Revell was awarded the Albert J. Wood Public Affairs Award by the Middle East Forum for his “efforts in the fight against International Terrorism”.
Mr. Revell was President of the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN) 1999-2003; is past Chairman of the Greater Dallas Crime Commission; current President of the Institute for the Study of Terrorism & Political Violence, Washington, D.C.; a member of the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), U.S. State Department; the International Policy Roundtable, and the Steering Committee, Trans-National Threat Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and a member of CSIS’s Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG) for the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Trustee of the Center for American & International Law and its Institute for Law Enforcement; a member of the Dallas Council on World Affairs & the Committee on Foreign Relations; a Life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and was the founding Chairman of its Committee on Terrorism. He is a member of the North Texas InfraGard Program and a commentator for the news media and National & International Television on Terrorism, National Security & Criminal Justice Issues.
Mr. Revell is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and holds a Masters Degree in Government & Public Administration from Temple University, and is a graduate of the Senior Executive Program in National and International Security, Kennedy School, Harvard University.
Dr. Patricia Sanders serves on the Board of Advisors at Nat’l Security Associates WorldWide, LLC (NSAWW).
Dr. Sanders is a senior executive and career professional with over 34 years experience in the federal government including the management of complex technical programs, leadership of large and diverse organizations, and development and execution of policy at the Department of Defense.
Dr. Sanders recently retired from government service as the Executive Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). She was the senior civilian in the Agency responsible for its management and operations, strategic planning, legislative affairs, external communications, and all issues related to worldwide personnel administration and development. Previously she was the System Executive Officer and Deputy Director for Integration of MDA, managing program content, schedule, cost and technical performance for the Agency’s $9 Billion USD per year program of work. Dr. Sanders also participated in the establishment of the Missile Defense Agency, was responsible for creating its robust test organization, initiated the Sensors Directorate, and accomplished pioneering work in managing integration of the Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Prior to this, Dr. Sanders held a number of positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, culminating with service as the Director of Test, Systems Engineering, and Evaluation. In this capacity she was responsible for policy development and enforcement for all engineering and tests of DoD weapon systems, oversight of all DoD test and evaluation ranges and facilities, critical air and sea space, over $30 Billion USD capital investment, and 55,000 personnel.
Dr. Sanders began her national security career with the United States Army in Germany in 1974. She progressed through a number of challenging positions including the management of several Defense acquisition programs including the Space Computational Center replacement for space tracking and surveillance in Cheyenne Mountain; numerous positions with the Air Force Operational Test Center in space system and aircraft avionics testing; a tour as the Chief Scientist for the Command, Control, and Communications Countermeasures Joint Test Force; and serving as the Director of Analysis for the United States Space Command.
Dr. Sanders actively supports professional, academic, and civic organizations, serving on numerous executive boards including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the International Test and Evaluation Association, the Military Operations Research Society, and the Advisory Boards for the University of Tennessee Space Institute, the Naval Post Graduate School Software Engineering Department, and the Devotion to Children Foundation. She is active in Women in Defense and with the Metropolitan Washington USO and the Potomac Appalachian Trail Conference and participates in NASA’s mentorship program for young female professionals.
Dr. Sanders has been recognized throughout her career with various honors and awards. She has received two Presidential Rank Awards for executive achievements; was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; presented the Allen R. Matthews Award for lasting and significant accomplishments to the field of test and evaluation; and received the DeFlorez Award for Modeling and Simulation for outstanding achievement in the application of modeling and simulation to aerospace training, research, and development.
Dr. Sanders was a National Science Foundation Fellow at Wayne State University where she earned Bachelors degrees in mathematics and physics including a Ph.D. in mathematics, graduating Summa Cum Laude and elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Lt. Gen. Harry Soyster serves on the Board of Advisors at Nat’l Security Associates WorldWide, LLC (NSAWW).
General Soyster completed his military career in a series of intelligence assignments. In his final assignment he was appointed as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Concurrently, he was the program manager for the General Defense Intelligence Program and Defense Department representative to the National Foreign Intelligence Board. As the senior military intelligence officer for the Department of Defense he was the intelligence advisor to the Secretary of Defense and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and responsible for providing military intelligence support to the National Command Authority during Operation JUST CAUSE in Panama and DESERT SHIELD/STORM in the Gulf War.
Prior to that he served in many senior positions; they included, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army and Commanding General, U. S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) where he was responsible for all Army intelligence collection and counterintelligence operations. As Commanding General, INSCOM he was the Army Chief of the Central Security Service at the National Security Agency, coordinated counterintelligence operations with the FBI and human intelligence with the CIA and DIA.
His military awards and decorations include: Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star for Valor with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint and Army Commendation Medals, and was Airborne and Ranger qualified. He also received the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. General Soyster also served in the Vietnam War as a field artillery battalion operations officer and battalion executive officer.
General Soyster graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned in the field artillery. He also holds Master of Science Degrees from the Pennsylvania State University in Chemistry and the University of Southern California in Systems Management. His military schooling includes the Field Artillery School, the United States Army Command and Staff College, and the National War College.
He is currently on the board of directors of several companies and he served in the Senior Executive Service as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army for WWII 60th Anniversary Observances around the world from 2004 until February of 2006.