Government Affairs & Advisory Council
ABOUT FORTREX
FORTREX is seeking the most accomplished former government professionals in the country — for consulting assignments, board placements, fractional executive roles, and strategic advisory engagements matched precisely to the level of their government careers. FORTREX is the credential the private sector recognizes for senior government expertise.
WHO ENGAGES FORTREX
Our clients span every sector of American enterprise — defense contractors and Fortune 500 corporations, private equity firms and emerging growth companies, healthcare systems and financial institutions, energy companies and technology firms, law firms and trade associations, and the boards and executive teams navigating an increasingly complex relationship with federal, state, and education policy, regulation, and oversight.
What they share is not an industry. It is a challenge.
Every consequential business decision in America today intersects with government — through regulation, procurement, policy, national security, public health, infrastructure, or law. The organizations that understand that intersection have a decisive advantage over those that don't.
FORTREX exists for the ones who intend to have that advantage.
This is an opportunity to connect with private sector companies seeking your expertise, and to be in a network with your peers across the government.
This is NOT a staff position. FORTREX is expertise deployed on the member's terms, for the engagements they choose to accept, at the level their career demands.
FORTREX spans every agency, every branch, and every domain of American government. It operates to one standard. That standard has no exceptions.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES
FORTREX draws from every corner of American government:
Department of Defense (War) — Joint Chiefs of Staff — Combatant Commands — Central Intelligence Agency — National Security Agency — Office of the Director of National Intelligence — Federal Bureau of Investigation — Department of Homeland Security — U.S.
Secret
Service — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — Department of Health and Human Services — Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — Department of the Treasury — Internal Revenue Service — Federal Reserve System — Department of State — USAID — National Security Council — Department of Justice — NASA — United States Space Force — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — Department of Energy — National Laboratories — Department of Veterans Affairs — Department of Commerce — Department of Transportation — Federal Aviation Administration — Army Corps of Engineers — Environmental Protection Agency — Department of Labor — Department of Agriculture — Department of Education — Government Accountability Office — Office of Management and Budget — United States Senate — United States House of Representatives — and all U.S.
missions and delegations abroad.
FORTREX
• Direct matching against private sector consulting assignments, board placements, fractional executive roles, capture team opportunities, and intelligence briefing engagements — matched to domain expertise, seniority, and availability
• A private intelligence feed — curated briefings and domain analysis produced by and for senior government practitioners
• A platform to publish articles, video content, interviews, and original analysis to the full Network and to the private sector organizations that engage it — building visibility and driving additional engagement opportunities directly
• A vetted professional community of the most accomplished former government officials in America — organized by domain
• Formal mentorship programming connecting senior and early-career professionals across every domain of government
• Invitation-only summits, roundtables, and strategic convenings bringing FORTREX professionals and private sector leadership together
• A private and secure platform — the FORTREX VAULT — where engagements, opportunities, intelligence, content, and professional profile are managed in one place
THE EVALUATION
Every application is reviewed individually. The process has three gates. Acceptance is not guaranteed at any tier; Inner Circle, Core Network, Extended Network, Vanguard, and Auxiliary. FORTREX is selective by design and that standard has no exceptions. All applications are held in complete confidence.
WHO'S WITH FORTREX
Examples of current officials with FORTREX.
Senior Foreign Affairs Officer USAID, Commanding General U.S. Army, Chief Operations Homeland Security, Aerospace & Defense Executive, Colonel Deputy Wing Commander, Executive Director GSA, Chief Operations Veterans Affairs, Deputy Commanding General Army Cyber Command, Senior Policy A
FORTREX is seeking the most accomplished former government professionals in the country — for consulting assignments, board placements, fractional executive roles, and strategic advisory engagements matched precisely to the level of their government careers. FORTREX is the credential the private sector recognizes for senior government expertise.
WHO ENGAGES FORTREX
Our clients span every sector of American enterprise — defense contractors and Fortune 500 corporations, private equity firms and emerging growth companies, healthcare systems and financial institutions, energy companies and technology firms, law firms and trade associations, and the boards and executive teams navigating an increasingly complex relationship with federal, state, and education policy, regulation, and oversight.
What they share is not an industry. It is a challenge.
Every consequential business decision in America today intersects with government — through regulation, procurement, policy, national security, public health, infrastructure, or law. The organizations that understand that intersection have a decisive advantage over those that don't.
FORTREX exists for the ones who intend to have that advantage.
This is an opportunity to connect with private sector companies seeking your expertise, and to be in a network with your peers across the government.
This is NOT a staff position. FORTREX is expertise deployed on the member's terms, for the engagements they choose to accept, at the level their career demands.
FORTREX spans every agency, every branch, and every domain of American government. It operates to one standard. That standard has no exceptions.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES
FORTREX draws from every corner of American government:
Department of Defense (War) — Joint Chiefs of Staff — Combatant Commands — Central Intelligence Agency — National Security Agency — Office of the Director of National Intelligence — Federal Bureau of Investigation — Department of Homeland Security — U.S.
Secret
Service — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — Department of Health and Human Services — Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — Department of the Treasury — Internal Revenue Service — Federal Reserve System — Department of State — USAID — National Security Council — Department of Justice — NASA — United States Space Force — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — Department of Energy — National Laboratories — Department of Veterans Affairs — Department of Commerce — Department of Transportation — Federal Aviation Administration — Army Corps of Engineers — Environmental Protection Agency — Department of Labor — Department of Agriculture — Department of Education — Government Accountability Office — Office of Management and Budget — United States Senate — United States House of Representatives — and all U.S.
missions and delegations abroad.
FORTREX
• Direct matching against private sector consulting assignments, board placements, fractional executive roles, capture team opportunities, and intelligence briefing engagements — matched to domain expertise, seniority, and availability
• A private intelligence feed — curated briefings and domain analysis produced by and for senior government practitioners
• A platform to publish articles, video content, interviews, and original analysis to the full Network and to the private sector organizations that engage it — building visibility and driving additional engagement opportunities directly
• A vetted professional community of the most accomplished former government officials in America — organized by domain
• Formal mentorship programming connecting senior and early-career professionals across every domain of government
• Invitation-only summits, roundtables, and strategic convenings bringing FORTREX professionals and private sector leadership together
• A private and secure platform — the FORTREX VAULT — where engagements, opportunities, intelligence, content, and professional profile are managed in one place
THE EVALUATION
Every application is reviewed individually. The process has three gates. Acceptance is not guaranteed at any tier; Inner Circle, Core Network, Extended Network, Vanguard, and Auxiliary. FORTREX is selective by design and that standard has no exceptions. All applications are held in complete confidence.
WHO'S WITH FORTREX
Examples of current officials with FORTREX.
Senior Foreign Affairs Officer USAID, Commanding General U.S. Army, Chief Operations Homeland Security, Aerospace & Defense Executive, Colonel Deputy Wing Commander, Executive Director GSA, Chief Operations Veterans Affairs, Deputy Commanding General Army Cyber Command, Senior Policy A