Decades of Wall Street, defense-industry, and public-sector experience.
Scott Greiper is the CEO and Founding Partner of Secure Strategy Group. Mr. Greiper has had a distinguished 30-year career on Wall Street and with his own investment banking practices. He has a track record of successfully identifying emerging growth technology companies and increasing shareholder value through business development, strategy, capital, and M&A. In August 2002, less than one year after 9/11, Mr. Greiper helped start Wall Street’s first dedicated investment banking practice in the homeland security industry. In 2008, he left Wall Street to launch Secure Strategy Group, the first investment banking boutique dedicated to the defense and security market. Mr. Greiper has led more than $2.5 billion in capital and M&A transactions. He holds his FINRA Series 7, 63, and 79 licenses. He graduated from University of Chicago with a B.A. in Economics, and attended Columbia University’s Executive MBA program.
Mark Sauter, Managing Director, helps SSG clients increase the value of their companies through strategic initiatives, capital raising, and M&A. He has been an investment banker to emerging defense and security companies for many years, including at SSG and Pickwick Capital, where he was CRO. He previously managed the buy-side due-diligence practice at a well-known defense advisory firm, where he worked with major private equity buyers in their acquisitions of defense and federal services companies. The founding COO of America’s first business accelerator for security technology, Mr. Sauter managed its tech-scouting contract with the NSA. Mr. Sauter has written widely-cited market intelligence reports and is also co-author of McGraw Hill’s leading university textbook, Homeland Security: A Complete Guide. He holds FINRA Series 24, 63 & 7/79 registrations. Mr. Sauter is a graduate of Harvard University (mcl) and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and served as an Army officer in Special Forces and infantry units.
Veteran entrepreneur, investor, and technology architect with over 25 years of leadership in national security and defense innovation, beginning at IQT (then In-Q-Tel) in 2001. Venture Partner at Amazon Web Services’ Venture Capital & Startups group, leading AI/ML, Cybersecurity, and Quantum. Subsequently served as an operating partner at a well-known defense growth and buy-out fund. Has been involved in transactions leading to more than $2.7 billion in VC-backed exits, including Google Earth, Palantir, and Infleqtion. Holds FINRA SIE and Series 82 licenses. B.Sc. Economics, University of Florida; MBA, George Washington University.
With extensive experience spanning over a decade in the defense and space sectors, Frank currently serves as Managing Director, Strategy and Corporate Development at Secure Strategy Group, working with emerging growth technology companies in the physical security, cyber security and related sectors. Our banking practice provides capital markets services to enable our clients to access capital and buy/sell side M&A opportunities, while our strategic advisory practice helps our clients build strong organizations and market visibility. He has also served as a senior executive at Lockheed Martin and Thales USA; was the US CEO for a public European space company; worked with a private equity group for A&D buyouts as an operator CEO when he was first exposed to the EOD community where he developed a very strong affinity for the EOD family; he has also served as the interim, CEO, President, for two US subsidiaries of NATO-country defense tech providers, and served as a Proxy Board Director. My ongoing advisory role at the EOD Warrior Foundation underscores my commitment to supporting the defense community and fostering impactful change.
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