Lisa Zissel

Founded in 2009, The Chertoff Group is a security advisory and risk management firm specializing in cybersecurity, security risk and resilience, federal strategy, geopolitical and regulatory risk, transportation innovation, private equity investments, and buyside M&A advisory focused on defense technology and government services. The private company is based in Washington, DC and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company serves government contractors, defense and aerospace companies, critical infrastructure operators, and high-growth technology firms, offering strategies to manage cyber, physical, and regulatory risks, safeguard operations, and ensure business continuity. Its services include organizational risk assessments, executive protection, supply chain security, threat and vulnerability assessments, security master planning, business continuity, and outsourced chief security officer roles. The Chertoff Group uses a proprietary DHS Safety Act-designated security risk management consulting methodology and collaborates with partners to enhance supply chain risk, threat-informed defense, application security, industrial control system cybersecurity, and automated cybersecurity validation. The firm also specializes in transportation security, notably aviation, with innovations such as the Gigaplex™ system for remote threat analysis of checkpoint and baggage screening images. Its geopolitical and regulatory risk services assist organizations with compliance, supply chain resilience, and trade stability. Through its private equity affiliate and the MC² Security Fund, the company invests in high-growth firms within homeland security, defense, and cybersecurity sectors.