> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Total Intelligence Solutions - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/total-intelligence-solutions/ - Published: 1999-01-03T01:33:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-04T02:39:36.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization **Total Intelligence Solutions (TIS)** was an American consulting firm based in Arlington, Virginia. ## History TIS was founded in January 2007 by Cofer Black and Robert Richer through the merger of The Black Group, the [Terrorism Research Center](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Terrorism-Research-Center), and Technical Defense.[\[1\]](#fn1) The company formally launched on February 20, 2007.[\[2\]](#fn2) Richer left the company in February 2008.[\[3\]](#fn3) ## Organization TIS was previously a member of the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA).[\[4\]](#fn4) ### Personnel | Name | Position | Notes | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Robert Richer | Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer[\[2:1\]](#fn2) | [Central Intelligence Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Central-Intelligence-Agency) (CIA), [Blackwater](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Blackwater), The Black Group, Directorate of Operations[\[1:1\]](#fn1) | | Cofer Black | Co-founder and Chairman[\[2:2\]](#fn2) | [United States Department of State](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-State), [Blackwater](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Blackwater), [Central Intelligence Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Central-Intelligence-Agency) (CIA), United States Marine Corps | | Matthew Devost | President | [Terrorism Research Center](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Terrorism-Research-Center), Technical Defense | | Enrique Prado | Chief Operating Officer | [Blackwater](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Blackwater), Directorate of Operations, United States Air Force | | Caleb Temple | Senior Vice President - Intelligence & Analysis | Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Federal-Bureau-of-Investigation) (FBI), Army National Guard, [Terrorism Research Center](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Terrorism-Research-Center) | | Jennifer Hardwick | Vice President - Client Relations | [Terrorism Research Center](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Terrorism-Research-Center), [United States Department of Defense](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Defense), [United States Department of Homeland Security](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Homeland-Security) (DHS), Pinkerton Global Intelligence Services (PGIS), Kroll, ASIS International | | Craig Johnson | Director - Due Diligence | [Central Intelligence Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Central-Intelligence-Agency) (CIA), CJ & Associates, Sacramento Police Department, Maryland Polygraph Association, American Polygraph Association, California Association of Polygraph Examiners, American Society of Industrial Security, Maryland Investigators and Security Association, Professional Investigators Alliance of Maryland | | James Kirkhope | Vice President - Research | [Terrorism Research Center](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Terrorism-Research-Center), [Defense Threat Reduction Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Defense-Threat-Reduction-Agency) (DTRA), [United States Department of Homeland Security](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Homeland-Security) (DHS), Responder Knowledge Base (RKB), Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Human Sciences Research Council, United States Global Strategy Council, Terrorism Studies Group, Council for Emerging National Security Affairs (CENSA) | ### Partners TIS's partners included:[\[5\]](#fn5)[\[6\]](#fn6) - [Blackwater](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Blackwater) - C-HET Solutions - Greystone - NetWitness ## External links - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/p/Total-Intelligence-Solutions-LLC-100057476800159/) - [SourceWatch](https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Total%5FIntelligence%5FSolutions%2C%5FLLC) - [Website (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20070331103448/http://www.totalintel.com/index.php) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total%5FIntelligence%5FSolutions) --- 1. *Personnel.* Total Intelligence Solutions. Retrieved October 18, 2007, from [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) 2. *Former CIA and Counterterrorism Experts Respond to Security and Intelligence Demands of the Private Sector.* (2007, February 20). PR Newswire. [↩︎](#fnref2) [↩︎](#fnref2:1) [↩︎](#fnref2:2) 3. *Personnel.* Total Intelligence Solutions. Retrieved December 10, 2008, from [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. Falconer, B. (2007, October 11). *Peace Out: Blackwater Splits with Trade Group that Promotes the “Peace and Stability” Industry.* Mother Jones. [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *Strategic Partners.* Total Intelligence Solutions. Retrieved April 1, 2007, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *Strategic Partners.* Total Intelligence Solutions. Retrieved December 5, 2007, from [↩︎](#fnref6)