Trusted Industry Presence
Perspective from selected events and industry conversations, without attending everything yourself.
Desra Group Mission Partners
Support the Mission.
Mission Partners help fund Desra Group’s independent presence across the defense and government ecosystem. In return, they maintain a closer relationship with Desra, gain perspective from our ongoing industry engagement, and are considered when relevant capabilities, needs, and relationships align.
Partners benefit from Desra's continued presence in these environments without having to personally attend every event. Desra builds its own relationships and does not attend on a sponsor's behalf or represent their company.
Why Organizations Support Desra
Sending a team to every relevant conference can require registration fees, exhibit costs, travel, lodging, meals, and several days of executive time. Mission Partners help make Desra's continued presence possible while maintaining a closer relationship with a trusted industry connector who is already active in those environments.
The value is continuity, context, relationship awareness, and the possibility of relevant alignment when a genuine fit exists. It complements, rather than replaces, your own business-development activity.
General Desra conversations and advisory remain available to the broader community at no cost. Mission Partners help fund our ability to remain active in the field and maintain a closer institutional relationship with Desra. Sponsorship is not required to speak with us.
Why Organizations Partner With Desra
Relationship-Building
Time invested in getting to know the people and organizations behind the mission.
Ecosystem Guidance
Practical guidance offered at no cost to organizations working through real challenges.
Capability Gaps
Identifying where management, operations, technology, and security fall out of alignment.
Mission Partner
$997/month
or $10,000/year
Your support sustains Desra's independent industry presence, relationship-building, and ecosystem guidance at no cost, helping us understand emerging capability gaps and connect organizations when there is genuine alignment.
Mission Partners Receive
- Official recognition as a Desra Group Mission Partner
- Company name and logo displayed on the Desra website (Optional)
- A closer relationship with Desra Group leadership
- Invitations to selected Desra conversations and gatherings
- Perspective from Desra’s ongoing event and industry engagement
- Consideration when a relevant capability or relationship aligns
- Introductions when Desra identifies a genuine fit
Trusted By the People We Serve
Built on Experience and Trust
“Dalton is someone who brings genuine passion, professionalism, and a drive to deliver exceptional results. I had the privilege of working alongside Dalton on a dynamic and demanding contract supporting the Department of Defense. The work was meaningful, challenging, and directly supported military operations—and Dalton's professionalism, commitment, and quality of work played an important role in our team's success. Beyond his technical contributions, Dalton was always professional, patient, dependable, and simply easy to work with. Those qualities made him a valued teammate and someone I could always count on to get the job done. Any organization would benefit from having Dalton on its team. Keep excelling, Dalton—wishing you continued success!”
Derrick Q. Barton
Executive / Vice President, Strategy & Government Relations
“It was a true pleasure working with Dalton as the consummate Cybersecurity professional! Dalton demonstrated not just a depth of knowledge of Cybersecurity but operated at a highly elevated level by applying real-world experience and meaningful context to addressing and solving challenging problems. Dalton's pro-active and measured approach frequently helped our team start driving solutions, long before problems were encountered or even flagged by the customer. I was constantly impressed by Dalton's proactive and positive approach, and he stood out as someone who was always taking the initiative to improve the working environment and to look outside the box. I would highly recommend Dalton for any position requiring real results, and an 'A-Team' player.”
Rob Howard
Engineering & Programs Management
“Dalton has a great mix of technical proficiency, organizational leadership, and business acumen. He's a well rounded cybersecurity professional that gets the "big picture". On a personal level, he's a likable family man that fits into any conversation. Zero drama, follows through on commitments, and delivers the product. Highly recommended!”
Marco Sansone
MBA | ISSM | Program Manager | Director of Information Technology | DoD & Department of State
Important
Sponsorship supports Desra Group's independent work. It does not purchase government access, contracts, guaranteed introductions, favorable recommendations, or dedicated private advisory services. We advise people as part of every relationship. Organizations that want private, internal advisory for their own leadership team can arrange that separately.