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Brigadier General (Ret.) Tom Cosentino is a highly respected strategic advisor and national security expert with over three decades of operational, geopolitical, and executive leadership experience. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Governance Risk Global (GRG), where he leads initiatives in risk assessment, brand protection, operational resilience, and capital delivery strategies for companies operating in defense, national security, and infrastructure. 

 

General Cosentino is an Independent Director of Roman 42 and a strategic advisor to M42, where he focuses on the application of advanced technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, to both private-sector innovation and national defense priorities. He is also Co-Chairman of the Advisory Board for American Battery Factory and a senior advisor to a number of organizations across defense, aerospace, energy, and supply chain resilience, including Cerberus Capital Management, Zeva Holdings/NextGenID, Team Housing Solutions, Baker SCI, and the Middle East Media Research Institute. 

 

Prior to entering the private sector, General Cosentino completed a 31-year career in the U.S. Army, culminating in his role as the 28th Commandant of the National War College, the premier strategic leadership institution serving the U.S. military, civilian agencies, and international allies. His prior assignments included Deputy Director for Political-Military Affairs for the Middle East at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Deputy Commanding General for Regional Support in Afghanistan (NATO Training Mission), and Chief of Strategy, Plans, and Assessments for the U.S.-led security transition mission in Iraq, where he helped design and implement plans to train and equip over 400,000 Iraqi Army and Police forces. 

 

From 2015 to 2023, General Cosentino served as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the Board for Business Executives for National Security (BENS), where he oversaw governance activities and advanced strategic dialogue between civilian and military leadership. He continues to support BENS today as a Senior Advisor. 

 

General Cosentino holds a B.S. in Political Science from the University of the State of New York, a Master’s in International Relations from Georgetown University, and a Master’s in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.