A contract changes
what’s required.
Classified work brings new requirements for people, facilities, and programs. Know what needs to be ready, and when.
Built for defense-tech founders
Move fast.
Without breaking.
Security leadership for the company you’re becoming.
Prepare for classified work, build your security organization, and put the capabilities in place to keep growth moving.
Build. Secure. Enable.
Experience behind the advice
Former Head of Security
Anduril Industries
Retired Chief Master Sergeant
U.S. Air Force · 27 years
When growth changes the rules
Your next milestone
needs a stronger foundation.
You’re building something consequential. Bran helps you anticipate what growth will demand of your organization—and act before the gaps become obstacles.
A contract changes
Your organization
is outgrowing its systems.
What worked for one team or one facility may not support the next stage. Build clear ownership and repeatable ways of working.
You need to know
what to build first.
Make the tradeoffs visible. Focus investment where timing and consequences matter most, with options ready for what follows.
Built for
Defense technology · AI & dual-use · Space systems · Robotics · Critical infrastructure
How we partner
Start with the challenge.
Build the capability.
Three ways to begin. Each engagement is shaped around your next milestone, the decisions ahead, and what your team needs to own.
01
Security readiness assessment
Know where you stand. See what comes next.
A focused assessment of your current capabilities, emerging requirements, and the gaps that could slow your next milestone.
What we work toward
- Current-state assessment
- Prioritized risks and dependencies
- A practical roadmap for what to build next
02
Fractional security leadership
Experienced judgment, embedded with your team.
Senior security leadership to turn business priorities into decisions, programs, and a capable internal function.
What we work toward
- Security strategy and decision support
- Team structure and hiring priorities
- Governance, coaching, and ownership transfer
03
Program & facility readiness
Prepare for the work you’re growing into.
Align your people, processes, and facilities with the demands of classified programs, secure environments, and expansion.
What we work toward
- Program and facility requirements
- An integrated readiness plan
- Implementation guidance and team handoff
A stronger team is part of the outcome. We build alongside your people and transfer the judgment, tools, and ownership to keep moving.
The Bran Framework
A clear path from
uncertainty to action.
Understand the problem. Define the destination. Build what matters. Adjust as the facts change.
Explore the frameworkDiagnose
Understand what’s happening and what’s driving it.
Design
Define the end state and work backward from it.
Deploy
Build capability and put ownership into practice.
Adapt
Watch the signals. Adjust the plan.
Founder & principal
Jason Focht
Military leadership.
Defense-tech experience.
Practical judgment.
Built from the ground up
Build the program.
Make it work in practice.
Jason is a retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant and former Head of Security at Anduril Industries. He personally built and led security programs across industrial, special-program, and corporate security—turning early-stage requirements into working capabilities.
His experience spans standing up new programs, building and accrediting secure spaces, and growing the operations that protect people, technology, and business continuity. That means knowing what to build first, how the pieces connect, and how to make them work as the company grows.
Start a conversation with JasonHands-on building. Enterprise leadership.
Programs built and led
Industrial & Special Program Security
Establish the programs and secure environments that make classified work possible.
- Industrial security & personnel security
- Special Program Security
- Security Education, Training & Awareness (SETA)
- Secure-space build-out, accreditation & management for industrial and special programs
Corporate Security
Build the operating capabilities that protect people and keep the business moving.
- Access control, technical security & Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) operations
- Executive protection & protective intelligence
- Crisis management & international travel security
- Security investigations & insider risk
- Counterintelligence support to supply chain security, employee & vendor vetting
- Guard force management, event security & test-site security
Connecting the programs: security strategy, operating standards, governance, executive risk reporting, and clear ownership.
Built to become yours
Your team.
More capable.
Security is where we begin. An organization ready for what comes next is what we help you build.
We connect security decisions to hiring, facilities, IT, governance, and business priorities. As your team develops, we transfer ownership—so the capability stays with you.
How capability transfer worksLet’s talk about what’s next
A consequential milestone
deserves a clear plan.
Tell Jason what you’re building, what changed, and where you need a clearer path forward.
Talk with Jason jason@branadvisors.comOpens your email app. Start with a brief, non-sensitive overview.
A useful first conversation
What’s your problem?
You don’t need a finished brief. We’ll start with three questions.
- 01What are you trying to accomplish?
- 02What is getting in the way?
- 03When does it need to be ready?
From there, we can discuss fit, priorities, and a sensible next step.