Global business advisor EisnerAmper announced that John Kavanagh has joined the firm as national security director in its Risk & Compliance Services (RCS) practice.
Kavanagh will be a key part of a team that assesses existing clients’ national security agreements and identifies potential streamlining of existing compliance frameworks to reduce compliance costs. He will help clients develop national security strategies as well as negotiate, assess, design, implement and oversee compliance programs for companies under U.S. government mitigation agreements.
He will leverage his vast knowledge of compliance regarding leading security frameworks and standards to analyze options to mitigate client national security risks.
He will also cultivate strategic relationships with senior government leaders and external counsel, assisting in the early stages of negotiating potential U. S. government agreements.
Kavanagh has 35-plus years of distinguished service in federal law enforcement, national security and public sector consulting. He has spent the last several years as a leader of the CFIUS Monitoring Agency for the Department of Defense. A former FBI assistant director and U.S. Marine Corps officer, he has led high-stakes investigations and interagency operations across the intelligence and defense communities.
In the private sector, he served at a global consulting firm, advising senior government executives on national security strategy, law enforcement transformation and international development.
Kavanagh holds a J.D. from the Hofstra University School of Law and a B.A., government, from St. John’s University. He also currently serves as a faculty member at both Georgetown University and George Washington University.
“John’s experience in national security, public sector transformation and academic leadership makes him an extraordinary addition to our existing RCS practice,” said Mark Staley, managing partner of EisnerAmper’s Advisory Services Group. “His insights and leadership will be valuable as we expand our services to meet the evolving needs of clients with interests regulated by the U.S. government.”
