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A Team Built From The Nation’s Most Trusted Professionals

ARMIS International’s veteran-led national security consulting team brings together trusted professionals from defense, intelligence, diplomacy, and government operations. Our advisors combine decades of mission experience with deep technical, policy, and operational expertise, enabling clients to navigate complex challenges with clarity, confidence, and discretion. 

The ARMIS team is intentionally composed to support missions where strategy, governance, and execution must align under real-world pressure.

David (Dave) Cosnotti

Chief Executive Officer, Armis International

Dave advises government, commercial, and legal clients on national security strategy, technology integration, and critical-infrastructure resilience. Through ARMIS International, he helps organizations align policy, technology, and operations to strengthen mission assurance.

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Jim Freund

Chief Technical Officer, Armis International

Jim Freund is a national security and systems integration professional with more than 20 years of experience in the United States Marine Corps and U.S. Army Special Forces. At ARMIS International, he supports the integration of mission-relevant technologies and operational capabilities for government and industry partners across complex national security environments. His background includes Special Operations, systems integration, maritime domain awareness, and resilient command-and-control solutions.

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Glenn Corn

Senior Advisor, Armis International

Glenn Corn is a 35-year veteran of the National Security and International Affairs community and a former Senior Executive in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Over the course of his distinguished career, Glenn served in multiple senior leadership positions within the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, including as Chief of Station in four critical overseas assignments. He led diverse, multidisciplinary teams operating in complex and high-threat environments, driving mission success through strategic vision, cross-cultural leadership, and operational innovation.

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Katherine Cosnotti

Director, National Security & Operations, Armis International

Katherine Cosnotti is a seasoned national security practitioner who has supported top decision-makers at the highest levels of the U.S. Government. As Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor at the White House, she led complex operational coordination, managed sensitive interagency efforts, and advanced strategic communication. Her career reflects deep expertise in crisis preparedness, executive operations, and mission resilience across federal and state leadership roles.

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Devin Berry

Chief of Staff, Military Affairs, Armis International

Devin Berry is an operations and mission-integration professional supporting defense innovation and national-security initiatives across government and commercial sectors. As Operations Manager for ARMIS International, he helps align strategy, emerging technologies, and operational execution to support mission-ready outcomes for defense and national-security partners. A U.S. Army Special Operations leader with more than 18 years of service, Devin brings extensive experience supporting senior-level operations across the White House, Pentagon, National Security Council, JSOC, USASOC, and the 75th Ranger Regiment.

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Keith Kirkham

Senior Advisor, Armis International

Keith advises clients on strategies for effective foreign government relations, mitigating political and commercial risk, and capturing business opportunities in global markets. He draws upon decades overseas as a senior U.S. diplomat focused on delivering commercial results in difficult markets.  He is also a principal of Hedgerow Advisors, a strategic advisory firm serving middle market companies globally.

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Ashley Vaughan

Senior Advisor, Armis International

Ashley Vaughan is a mission-driven cybersecurity and intelligence professional with more than 15 years of experience spanning cyber operations, offensive tradecraft development, product strategy, and national-security program leadership. She has served in diverse roles across the U.S. Intelligence Community, venture-backed technology companies, and federal cybersecurity programs, earning a reputation for bridging engineering, operational, and executive stakeholders to drive measurable mission impact.

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Aaron Hendricks

Senior Advisor, Armis International

Aaron advises defense, government, and industry clients on counter-WMD strategy, nuclear policy, sensitive activities, and operational innovation in contested environments. Through ARMIS International, he helps leaders cut through burdensome bureaucracy to rapidly align policy, technology, and operations for decisive mission advantage.

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Jennifer Carroll

Business Development, Armis International

Jen is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) with over 20 years of experience in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Special Operations support, and leadership of complex, high-risk programs. She has delivered strategic and operational outcomes for organizations including the National Ground Intelligence Center, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Boeing, operating at the intersection of mission execution and advanced technology. She currently advises emerging technology companies on operational scaling and federal market strategy, translating technical innovation into mission-aligned, executable solutions.

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Joe Wilson

Business Operations Manager, Armis International

Joe Wilson is a business operations and growth strategy professional supporting the intersection of emerging technology, commercial markets, and national security initiatives. As Business Operations Manager for ARMIS International, he helps coordinate strategic growth, partner engagement, and operational planning across government and commercial sectors. His background includes business development, operational strategy, and relationship management supporting mission-focused organizations and emerging technology initiatives.

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Collective Experience

As a veteran-led national security consulting team, ARMIS brings extensive experience across national security operations, technology integration, crisis response, and strategic program management. Together, our experts help clients align strategy with mission realities, delivering outcomes that hold under pressure and endure over time.

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David (Dave) Cosnotti

Chief Executive Officer, Armis International

Dave advises a diverse portfolio of government, commercial, and legal clients on national security strategy, technology integration, and critical-infrastructure resilience. Through ARMIS International, a veteran-led consulting and innovation firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia, he helps organizations align policy, technology, and operations to strengthen mission assurance and resilience.

Alongside his team at ARMIS International, Dave contributes to cross-sector initiatives that bridge national-security expertise with commercial innovation. His work focuses on operationalizing emerging technologies across defense, interagency, and industry ecosystems to enhance trust, protect critical infrastructure, and reinforce allied defense capabilities.

Before founding ARMIS International and joining BSS Global, Dave led U.S. operations for TrustGrid LLC (U.S.), advancing digital-identity infrastructure and interoperability for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. He previously served as a Senior Advisor to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), focusing on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) initiatives, and as an Operations Integrator within the U.S. Intelligence Community, shaping programs across human, cyber, and electronic-warfare domains.

A highly regarded strategic and operational planner, Dave is known for translating complex problem sets into executable solutions that achieve measurable impact across joint, interagency, and allied missions.

A Special Forces Warrant Officer (180A) with more than 25 years of service, Dave has deployed throughout the Middle East and Africa, leading joint and allied missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic. He has led missions in highly complex and sensitive environments and helped pioneer operational approaches that have influenced modern warfare and interagency collaboration today.

Dave speaks Spanish, maintains an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and continues to serve as a trusted advisor to federal, corporate, and allied leaders navigating the intersection of security, policy, and technology.

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Jim Freund

Chief Technical Officer, Armis International

Jim Freund is a national security and systems integration professional with extensive experience supporting Special Operations, sensitive activities, advanced technology integration, and operational planning across the Department of Defense and interagency community. As a senior leader within ARMIS International, Jim helps bridge operational mission requirements with emerging commercial capabilities, supporting government and industry partners in the development and integration of mission-relevant technologies across complex operational environments.

Prior to joining ARMIS, Jim served more than 20 years in the United States Marine Corps and U.S. Army Special Forces, retiring from active duty in 2023. Following his military career, he served as a Sensitive Activities Advisor supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and later as a Special Warfare Subject Matter Expert supporting advanced operational initiatives within the defense innovation ecosystem.

Jim has deep expertise in systems integration, operational technology adoption, special technical operations, irregular warfare support, and cross-domain mission planning. Throughout his career, he has advised combatant commands, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), and interagency stakeholders on the integration of advanced communications, sensing, maritime domain awareness, and resilient network architectures supporting national security objectives.

He has led and supported initiatives involving commercial RF and sensing technologies, low-visibility network architectures, cross-domain data movement, and operationally resilient command-and-control solutions designed to support both steady-state competition and conflict environments. His work has included supporting maritime domain awareness programs, operational concepts for resistance activities, and the integration of emerging technologies into sensitive and unconventional operational frameworks.

Jim is an accredited Offensive Space Control Planner and former Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations (IJSTO) planner, practitioner, systems administrator, and operational lead. He holds an active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with Counterintelligence Polygraph eligibility.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from DePaul University and is pursuing a Master of Arts in International Security Studies at George Washington University. His operational and professional experience spans Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, supporting both combat operations and long-term strategic competition initiatives.

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Glenn Corn

Senior Advisor, Armis International

Glenn Corn is a 35-year veteran of the National Security and International Affairs community and a former Senior Executive in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Over the course of his distinguished career, Glenn served in multiple senior leadership positions within the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, including as Chief of Station in four critical overseas assignments. He led diverse, multidisciplinary teams operating in complex and high-threat environments, driving mission success through strategic vision, cross-cultural leadership, and operational innovation.

Glenn holds an M.A. and B.A. in Russian Language and Studies and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Russian Institute. He has completed extensive specialized training in Intelligence Collection, Counterintelligence Operations, Analysis, Leadership, and Adult Education through the CIA, Department of Defense, U.S. Army, and Department of State. Over his decades of service, he has briefed senior U.S. Government officials and foreign heads of state on intelligence, counterintelligence, and security issues, and built trusted relationships across diplomatic, defense, and intelligence communities worldwide.

Following his retirement from the CIA in 2023, Glenn established himself as a respected educator, author, and speaker known for his ability to distill complex geopolitical and national-security challenges into actionable insight. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of World Politics, a Visiting Fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, and an Expert Contributor to The Cipher Brief. Glenn also advises several national-security and critical-infrastructure organizations, including the Institute of Critical Infrastructure Technology and the Diplomatic Studies Foundation.

As Senior Advisor to ARMIS International and CEO of Great South Bay LLC, Glenn brings deep experience in intelligence operations, strategic risk management, and international engagement, helping clients bridge government, industry, and academia to strengthen mission resilience, leadership effectiveness, and global situational awareness.

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Katherine Cosnotti

Director, National Security and Operations, Armis International

Katherine Cosnotti is a national security and operations professional with deep experience supporting senior leaders at the highest levels of the United States Government. She most recently served as a Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor at the White House, where she managed complex scheduling and operational logistics, strengthened strategic communication across departments and agencies, and provided senior-level guidance on matters affecting national security operations. In this role, she earned a reputation for precision, discretion, and the ability to coordinate sensitive, time-critical initiatives across the interagency and Intelligence Community.

Prior to the National Security Council, Katherine served as a Senior Operations and Business Continuity Analyst supporting a high-level executive branch client. She provided analytical, continuity, and program-management expertise on enterprise readiness, designed and led multi-tier exercises for senior officials, modernized emergency-preparedness processes, and helped strengthen organizational resilience across geographically dispersed missions. She also served in the White House Office of the Chief of Staff, supporting the Deputy Chief of Staff by managing executive-level engagements, coordinating cross-government communications, and enabling senior leadership priorities across the Administration. Her performance in these roles earned multiple awards recognizing her leadership, innovation, and ability to elevate mission readiness.

Katherine’s commitment to public service began in the Mississippi Governor’s Office, where she supported the Governor, Chief of Staff, and senior executive leadership. As the Governor’s Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Liaison, she served as a military-affairs representative working closely with Base Installation Commanders and the Adjutant General to support mission readiness, track deployments, and advance joint initiatives. She also worked with state legislators to align policy priorities and strengthen intergovernmental collaboration. These early experiences deepened her understanding of defense operations and laid a strong foundation for her future national-security career.

Katherine holds a Bachelor of Health in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from the University of Southern Mississippi. She maintains an active TS/SCI security clearance.

She is married to David Cosnotti, CEO of ARMIS International and U.S. Army Special Forces Warrant Officer (Green Beret), and together they have one child.

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Devin Berry

Chief of Staff, Military Affairs, Armis International

Devin Berry is an operations and mission-integration professional supporting defense innovation, national-security initiatives, and operational capability development across government and commercial ecosystems. As Operations Manager for ARMIS International, he supports the company’s growing portfolio of mission-focused initiatives, helping government, commercial, and national-security partners translate complex operational requirements into executable capability pathways.
 
Devin helps align strategy, technology, security requirements, and operational execution to accelerate mission-ready outcomes. His work focuses on operationalizing emerging technologies across defense, interagency, and industry environments with emphasis on mission assurance, acquisition alignment, security compliance, and practical fielding. Alongside the ARMIS team, Devin contributes to cross-sector initiatives that bridge Special Operations experience with commercial innovation, supporting efforts that integrate operational relevance, technology adoption, and long-term transition pathways across the national security enterprise.
 
Prior to joining ARMIS International, Devin served in senior national-security and operational roles supporting the White House, Pentagon, National Security Council, National Guard Bureau, U.S. Army Special Operations Agency, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), and the 75th Ranger Regiment. He previously served as Deputy Executive Secretary at the National Security Council, where he supported classified policy coordination, crisis-response execution, and senior-level decision support for Presidential, Cabinet, and interagency leadership.
 
A U.S. Army Special Operations leader with more than 18 years of service, Devin currently serves as a Special Forces Operations Sergeant. He is recognized for translating ambiguous, high-pressure problem sets into disciplined plans, operational frameworks, and executive-ready solutions across joint, interagency, and allied environments. 
 
Devin maintains an active TS/SCI clearance and continues to serve as a trusted operations advisor at the intersection of national security, defense innovation, and mission execution.
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Keith Kirkham

Senior Advisor, Armis International

Keith Kirkham has more than two decades of experience as a senior U.S. diplomat on four continents. In that role, he provided strategic advice to hundreds of companies helping them to assess, enter, or expand in overseas markets.  His active intervention in solving government affairs problems for U.S. companies overseas, and his curated introductions resulted in billions of dollars in commercial results and losses avoided.  He specializes in situations where business interests and geopolitical influence intersect.

Keith founded Hedgerow Advisors to deliver bespoke value creation strategies to middle market companies and the portfolio companies of private equity firms.  The firm works alongside C-suite management to accelerate growth, remove obstacles, and realize opportunities. 

Keith holds an M.P.A. from Michigan State University and a B.A. in Political Science from Indiana University.

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Ashley Vaughan

Senior Advisor, Armis International

Ashley Vaughan is a mission-driven cybersecurity and intelligence professional with more than 15 years of experience spanning cyber operations, offensive tradecraft development, product strategy, and national-security program leadership. She has served in diverse roles across the U.S. Intelligence Community, venture-backed technology companies, and federal cybersecurity programs, earning a reputation for bridging engineering, operational, and executive stakeholders to drive measurable mission impact.

A founding member of an elite U.S. Intelligence Community network-operations team, Ashley helped design and operationalize advanced cyber tradecraft used across agencies. She trained operators, supported high-risk missions, and contributed to capability development efforts that strengthened U.S. cyber readiness and operational effectiveness in contested environments.

In the private sector, Ashley has held senior roles shaping security programs, product portfolios, and go-to-market strategies for government and enterprise customers. As a leader within Chainalysis Government Solutions, she oversaw security operations and insider-threat management, strengthening trust with DoD stakeholders and supporting multimillion-dollar federal contract cycles involving cryptocurrency analytics and financial-crime investigations. She also served as Vice President of Product at Januus and Head of Government at Dreadnode, where she aligned federal mission needs with cutting-edge cyber capabilities, cultivated high-level partnerships, and directed federal GTM strategy across the defense and intelligence sectors.

Ashley later served as Chief of Staff at Pathfynder, driving enterprise sales strategy, executive communications, operational alignment, and Fortune 100 client engagement. Her work ensured seamless coordination across product, engineering, and leadership teams—enabling rapid scaling, improved customer success, and stronger market positioning.

A seasoned engineer as well as an operator, Ashley has built and secured real-time AWS GovCloud streaming platforms, battlefield networking systems, penetration-testing and mobile-security programs, and large-scale distributed architectures supporting mission-critical operations. She also developed cryptocurrency transaction-obfuscation methodologies approved for operational use by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, reflecting the caliber and operational relevance of her technical innovations.

Ashley holds an M.S. in Cybersecurity, Intelligence, and Counterterrorism from Utica University and a B.S. in Information Technology from James Madison University.

Her work continues to support government, defense, and critical-infrastructure missions, and she serves as a trusted advisor to leaders navigating cyber risk, emerging technologies, and national-security challenges.

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Aaron Hendricks

Chief of Staff / Senior Advisor, Armis International

Aaron advises defense, government, and industry clients on national security strategy, counter-WMD integration, nuclear policy, sensitive activities, and operational innovation in contested environments. Through ARMIS International, a veteran-led consulting and innovation firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia, he helps leaders cut through burdensome bureaucracy to gain strategic clarity—rapidly aligning policy, technology, and operations for decisive mission advantage.

Aaron spent eight years as Senior Sensitive Activities Advisor at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), where he authored theater-level Sensitive Activities EXORDs, established permanent advisor billets in the Indo-Pacific, and designed technical surveillance capabilities still fielded across combatant commands. Most recently he was embedded inside the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Expanded Competition (SAF/CDMX), accelerating dual-use technology and special operations integration for Great Power Competition. He previously served as Chief of Staff at TrustGrid LLC, advancing secure communications and decentralized identity solutions for DoD and Intelligence Community programs.

In 2015–2016 he personally planned and led the high-risk rescue and evacuation of more than 400 at-risk individuals from Iraq and Syria—one of the largest private-sector humanitarian extractions of that conflict.

A combat-decorated Green Beret (18E) with the 10th Special Forces Group, Aaron has led joint and partnered missions across the Middle East, Africa, and Indo-Pacific, including eight deployments to Afghanistan. Known for translating complex problem sets into executable plans that deliver measurable impact, he remains a trusted advisor to flag officers, SES leaders, and industry executives navigating the intersection of security, policy, and innovation.

Aaron speaks conversational Russian and Spanish, has operated in more than 70 countries, and maintains an active TS/SCI clearance.

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Jennifer Carroll

Business Development, Armis International

Jen is a retired US Army Chief Warrant Officer Two (CW2) with more than 20 years of professional experience spanning Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations, direct support to Special Operations Forces as a dedicated EOD Team Leader throughout Southern Afghanistan, deployment training and integration, program management, and strategic business development. Throughout her career, she has led performance and supported both small- and large-scale globally executed programs for the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), Booz Allen Hamilton, and Boeing, delivering operational excellence in complex and high-risk environments.

Jen currently focuses on advising start-up and emerging technology companies, helping them achieve operational maturity and strategically position and market their science and technology (S&T) solutions to federal customers. She has extensive experience in cross-functional collaboration with technical subject matter experts across physics, engineering, data science, advanced materials, autonomy, and emerging defense technologies. She translates complex technical concepts into actionable operational plans and strategic business opportunities, aligning technical innovation with mission requirements and federal acquisition pathways.

Jen is currently pursuing a MSc in Finance with a concentration in Corporate Finance and is expected to graduate in mid-2026. She holds a BA in Political Science from Thomas Edison State University and has completed formal acquisitions and program management training through the Defense Acquisition University.

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Joe Wilson

Business Operations Manager, Armis International

Joe Wilson is a business operations and growth strategy professional supporting the intersection of emerging technology, commercial markets, and national security mission integration. As Business Operations Manager for ARMIS International, he helps synchronize internal operations, partner engagement, and strategic growth initiatives across the company’s expanding government and commercial ecosystem.
 
Joe brings a strong background in business operations, go-to-market strategy, commercial relationship development, and real estate investment. Throughout his career, he has worked alongside Special Operations Forces (SOF), government-adjacent programs, and private-sector innovators as a trusted business advisor, mentor, and operational support partner. His experience navigating both commercial enterprise and mission-focused environments allows him to help organizations bridge the gap between innovation, execution, and long-term growth.
 
At ARMIS, Joe plays a key role in helping clients and partners navigate the ambiguity that often exists within public-private partnerships, defense innovation, and emerging technology adoption. He supports operational coordination, strategic planning, partner alignment, and business development efforts across a range of national security and critical infrastructure initiatives.
 
Known for his practical approach, relationship-driven mindset, and ability to translate complex operational environments into executable business strategies, Joe helps organizations build structure, clarity, and momentum in rapidly evolving markets.
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