Jonathan Kendall is a security, technology, and project management executive with decades of experience leading complex, multidisciplinary initiatives across government, healthcare, education, and defense.

He currently serves as Chief Operations Officer of SDVOSB Materials, Technology & Supply LLC, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs–certified, 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and HUBZone that supplies and installs materials, technology, and services for federal, state, and local government contracts and high-net-worth families. There, Jonathan also mentors the CEO and brings together interdisciplinary teams to deliver large-scale projects on time and on budget.

His career spans senior leadership and consulting roles built around forward-thinking technology and risk management. As CEO of Total Security Solutions Brasil, he assisted the affluent, health, education, government, and nonprofit organizations build secure, technology-driven environments designed to reduce risk, improve outcomes, and lower costs. As a Special Training Consultant with BSR, he contributed to industry-leading anti-terrorist and protective driving programs for military personnel, federal agents, diplomats, and counter-terrorism units. Earlier, as President of INTEGREX Systems Corp., he led advanced voice, data, video, AV, and security infrastructure projects for clients including the National Defense University, the University of Maryland System, and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Jonathan believes that helping Service-Disabled Veterans is good business—and he writes here to share what he's learned across a career spent building consensus, managing risk, and getting hard things done.