The Engine

Sam Rosenfeld is the Managing Director of SR Advisory, a private advisory firm providing bespoke, discrete and discreet engagements. He is a Managing Director of Cenerus, providing credit default risk management, restructuring and turnaround, and at Profent, the Distress Fund for SMEs. 

Prior to his current roles he started and ran companies providing:

· political and operational risk management through institutional reform in the defense/international relations sector, 

· asset management and consulting, 

· the outsourcing of risk management for banks, 

· banking infrastructure providing technology, risk and operations

He uses a risk-led approach, based on his experience across economic risks including credit, market, liquidity, principal, capital, and life, and direct ownership of operational, compliance, legal, capital, reputational and governance risks. 

His career began as a British Army infantry officer before transitioning to entrepreneurship. He has worked across the US, UK, Europe and Africa. 

He holds an Australian Financial Services License, an MBA from Wharton Business School, an MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management and a BA(Hons) in International Relations and Strategic Studies from the University of Leicester. He is published by the Wharton Financial Institution Center and volunteers through a variety of international organizations as a mentor to emerging market entrepreneurs. 

There is a self-described British spy using the pseudonym 'Sam Rosenfeld'.  This is not he.

Mark’s passion for purposeful technology pairs with his experience making complex innovations simple and relatable. He brings a collaborative approach to advising businesses and executives applying his experience as a founder and as an adviser to help across the development lifecycle. 

He adds particular insight in product and executive positioning along with product launch, process and go-to-market prioritization.

As a marketing, business development and communications advisor, Mark has extensive expertise in product marketing, launch and positioning expertise across technology, manufacturing, software and hardware offerings. ​He advises emerging business to the Fortune 500 C-Suite on market, brand positioning and product and executive strategy. His experience has guided companies’ positioning from start-up to exit advising portfolios across venture and private equity, billion dollar brand growth and market entry and exit. 

Nathan Minerd has a wealth of experience in public affairs, campaign and organizational management. Nathan is the President of Momentum Strategy Group, a public affairs and business consulting firm, where he helps clients influence government policy, plan business strategy, build grassroots support for ideas and initiatives, and open new markets for products and services. In addition to Momentum, Nathan is involved in several entrepreneurial ventures across the U.S.

Previously, Nathan served as Director of Corporate Relations for Columbus Housing Partnership, where he developed and managed external relationships, oversaw the creation and implementation of new marketing and communications strategies, and was responsible for raising over $4 million a year in charitable and investment revenue.

Nathan has over twenty years of experience in the government and political arenas. He served as the Director of Legislative Affairs for Ohio’s juvenile corrections system. In this role, he oversaw the external relations programs of a cabinet-level state agency with over 3,000 staff. He was directly responsible for the passage of numerous pieces of legislation in the Ohio General Assembly, including the agency’s $280 million annual operating budget.

Nathan also served as Special Assistant to the Governor of Ohio, advising on public safety, homeland security and criminal justice issues, while overseeing five cabinet-level state agencies, including the Ohio National Guard, Ohio Emergency Management Agency, the Ohio Department of Corrections, and the State Highway Patrol. 

Nathan is a veteran of numerous political and issue campaigns, serving as a senior consultant and advisor to elected officials and campaigns in Ohio and nationally. Through this campaign work, he has built strong coalitions and managed large, diverse networks of grassroots activists and advocates around common causes and candidates.

Rochelle Campbell is CEO and Managing Member of Leadership Elevated, a board recruitment and governance consultancy. She has an accomplished career supporting boards and executives, across industries, developing and delivering board services including a suite of custom board recruitment, board interview support, resume support, coaching, board evaluations, skillset matrixes, and governance education. She has placed directors on boards ranging from the F500 to large family-owned, private, and nonprofit organizations, across industries.  She has led the industry with an 85% diverse candidate placement rate on boards.  

In her previous role, she led an organization supporting and coaching women C-suite leaders in technology, data, and AI. And spent almost a decade with NACD where she held multiple leadership roles and led NACD's Board Advisory and Board Recruitment practices.  

Rochelle speaks and writes on board composition, board diversity, governance, and board recruitment-related topics, nationally. She has advised thousands of board directors and supported over 700 military flag and general officers (1-4 stars), helping them successfully transition their military experience into the private sector.  

She is on the board of the Private Directors Association, DC Chapter, and on the National Cybersecurity Committee, and serves as Nominating and Governance Chair of Civics and Service International.

Ivor Gardiner is a Director at Vedette Consulting, a UK and Dublin based decision support consultancy which is part of SR Advisory. He is responsible for operational delivery to a wide range of clients in the UK, Europe and Middle East.

His background specialisations are on optimising decision making with experience in the military, government, high hazard and high consequence industries, and critical national infrastructure. He provides expertise on:

· strategic and operational planning and risk management,

· crisis response and crisis management consulting,

· leadership development,

· developing effective and efficient decision-making organisations and cultures

He uses a risk-led approach, based on his experience across military, nuclear, petrochemical, mining and security risks and overseas compliance, operational, security, reputational and governance risks.

His career began as a South African Army infantry officer in the 1980s, followed by a period as a safari guide throughout southern Africa, before joining the British Army where he served in every command position up to Commanding Officer, across a multitude of operations,  in the Infantry and British Special Forces. Since leaving due to injuries sustained in service, he has worked in high-risk consultancy and leadership development. He has worked across the UK, Europe, US, Middle East and Africa.

He holds a BSc in Natural Sciences and is a graduate of the UK Staff College with an MA in Conflict Studies.

LtCol Ted Handler USMC (Ret.) comes to Tribe&Trust with more than 35 years of success in the leading, directing, training, planning and execution of global business and military operations, projects and initiatives in high stress, zero failure environments. He is a natural leader with military discipline, proven integrity and independent, innovative entrepreneurial spirit. His military resume includes selection for command at every rank held and service within the infantry, reconnaissance, sniper and special operations communities. Ted is especially proud of his service as an original founding member of the Marine Special Operations Command  (MARSOC) and his service with Naval Special Warfare Developmental Group where he finished his military career. Ted’s business experience includes work in the financial markets with UBS, senior leadership positions in manufacturing with Kuchler Electronics GmBH. and STIHL Inc., board member of TBP Pharma and his most recent position as President/CEO of Terelion here in Dallas. Ted is also active in numerous philanthropic endeavors as a member of the board of directors for several charitable organizations that support our veteran community, including The Sheepdog Coalition.

 Mortensen is a founder and managing director of Interval Advisors. He is an expert in product strategy, go-to-market strategy and organizational maturity. His 25+ year career spans marketing, product and strategy leadership in healthcare, clinical research and executive positions at Parexel, Hillrom, M*Modal, Carefusion, Microsoft and MediServ. He founded and led ZM advisors and co-founded BrightFi. Mortensen holds an MBA from The Wharton School and is an accomplished ultra-trail runner. 

  Scott Simon is a renowned expert in the field of courage cultivation and the founder of Scare Your Soul, a global movement dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations to harness the power of courage for personal and professional growth. By leveraging the latest research in neuroscience, positive psychology, and behavior design, Scott has successfully guided thousands of clients worldwide in developing the skills and mindset necessary to overcome challenges and achieve their goals.

As a thought leader in his field, Scott has contributed to prestigious publications such as Psychology Today and has been featured in Fast Company magazine. His book, "Scare Your Soul: 7 Powerful Principles to Harness Fear and Lead Your Most Courageous Life," published by Hachette and available on Audible, offers a comprehensive framework for cultivating courage in all aspects of life.

Scott is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, having collaborated with prominent organizations such as the United Nations Global Compact, Ritz Carlton, Lululemon, Nestle, and Logitech to develop and implement strategies for fostering courageous cultures. His TEDx talk has been widely acclaimed for its profound insights on the relationship between meaning and pleasure in the pursuit of success.

With a proven track record of driving organizational change and a commitment to pushing boundaries, Scott is dedicated to helping clients build more connected teams, establish effective governance structures, and develop bold strategies for long-term success. His unique approach to courage cultivation has positioned him as a leading authority in the field and a catalyst for transformative growth. 

 Executive Coaching & Strategic Advisory.  Craig’s career began in the IT Industry.  He worked for leading technology providers such as Unisys and Sun Microsystems (Oracle).  His roles began in sales/sales management—and ultimately included executive management positions.  He and his business partner (Sue James) founded CatalystStrategies LLC (a.k.a. Cat-Strat Services) in 2001.  The firm’s consulting services include strategic planning, leadership development and sales/business-development strategy.  The executive coaching practice was launched in 2014 and is the firm’s current focal point.  Growth, progress and transformation depend on an organization's leadership—but a leadership team's transformation begins with the individual leaders and their inner work.  Such inner work is what characterizes Craig's 1-on-1 coaching.  Bottom line:  Depending on the engagement at hand, his work modalities seamlessly traverse the realms of strategic business advisory and executive coaching. 

 Alex Karmazin is the Finance & Operations Director at Enverra Partners, an international project development firm, as well as it's with a wholly-owned subsidiary investment bank, Enverra Capital. In his role, Alex oversees matters related to financial management and operations as well as the identification, negotiation, and execution of complex international projects. Alex also handles supervisory and compliance functions for Enverra Capital.

Using his deep experience, Alex supports the executive team in designing company policies, developing opportunities, recruiting top-tier talent, and building infrastructure to service contracts with large international institutional entities.

Prior to joining Enverra, Alex served as the Strategic Finance Director at Dwellwell Analytics and as Director of Finance & Operations at VEDA Data Solutions. He is a proud, first-generation American who is passionate about finding ways to support under-represented communities in the technology space. 

  Alex Kugajevsky has enjoyed a diverse career at the intersection of technology, investment, and scaling companies. Most recently, he led the commercialization of an AI-based pathology image analysis technology, and continues to work with a number of venture capital and private equity groups on fund formation, investment processes, and portfolio company management, as well as startups on strategy, fund raising, and go-to-market execution. Alex holds a dual major B.A. in economics and psychology from Dartmouth College, a M.B.A. in finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and a M.S. in data analytics from The Ohio State University.

Douglas A. Ollivant is a managing partner of Mantid International, LLC, a global strategic consulting firm focusing on compliance and anti-corruption, with offices in Washington D.C., Baghdad, Beirut, and Guam.  He is also a co-founder of Rappahannock Capital, a venture debt provider to Veteran-owned and adjacent firms. He holds appointments as a senior fellow at both New America in Washington D.C. and the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) in Philadelphia.  A retired Army officer (Lieutenant Colonel), his last position in government was as Director for Iraq at the National Security Council. He served two tours in uniform in Iraq, spent a year as a contracted advisor in Afghanistan and taught politics at West Point.

A graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois, Ollivant holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Indiana University, is a graduate of the U.S. Army's School of Advanced Military Studies, and holds an MBA (Information Security) from James Madison University. He is a frequent television commentator on defense and Middle East issues. A life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Political Science Association, he also serves in various advisory capacities to a wide range of firms. He is a widely published essayist and is a contributing editor of War on the Rocks. He is presently researching the topics of Foreign Military Sales and the Defense Industrial Base, and Grand Strategy in the Middle East, as well as writing on the Iraq conflict and reconstruction, 2003-present.

Chris is an  experienced executive and business founder with a demonstrated history achieving KPI's in energy, Aviation, Logistics and Security industries, International expertise skilled in Geo-Political Analysis, Negotiation, Strategic Business Planning, Operations Management, project finance and Market Research. Professional Pilot, University Academic Course developer and Lecturer, Adventurer, Dad, Husband. Spem Successus Alit. 

Business leader and entrepreneur with 25+ years experience in banking and finance. 

Michael has led highly complex banking & finance businesses in multiple countries including founding BrightFi (Fintech BaaS business) and as Executive team with Capital Finance Australia ($7bn auto & equipment finance business sold to Westpac). He has led numerous business creation, acquisition and disposal; post-merger programs driving business strategy, technology and operational model change. 

Michael has sharp operations and finance acumen with structured problem-solving skills to develop and implement solutions to complex business issues. He is uniquely qualified to lead this business drawing on his practical technology skills, his knowledge of the asset finance industry and experience founding and leading complex, regulated banking & finance businesses.

Richard Hart is a seasoned public affairs professional with two decades of experience in the planning and property development communications world in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 

Throughout his career, he has developed a reputation as a strategic thinker and effective communicator, capable of navigating complex regulatory environments and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.

After completing his honours degree, Richard began his career as a senior manager in the public sector, working in various appointments across the world.

In 2006, Richard joined a prominent public affairs firm in Northern Ireland, where he focused exclusively on the planning and property development sector. Over the years, he has worked with some of the most prominent developers in Northern Ireland, providing expert advice on government relations, stakeholder engagement, and community outreach.

One of Richard's key strengths is his ability to work collaboratively with clients and stakeholders to develop tailored strategies that meet their specific needs. He has a keen understanding of the regulatory environment in Northern Ireland, and he is adept at identifying potential roadblocks and developing effective solutions to overcome them.

Richard is also known for his excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. He is able to distil complex information into clear, concise messages that resonate with a wide range of audiences. This has been particularly important in the property development sector, where he has worked with clients to communicate the benefits of new developments to local communities and other stakeholders.

Overall, Richard is a highly experienced, well respected and skilled public affairs professional, with a deep understanding of politics across the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is a valuable asset to any team, and his expertise and insight have helped countless clients achieve their goals.