Thread by @nimkef

3 June 2013

Zurich/London/Washington DC – Arcanum, a strategic global intelligence firm and an RJI Capital company, announced today that Brigadier General Joseph DiBartolomeo has joined Arcanum as Director of Special Operations and Irregular Warfare.

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“Brigadier General DiBartolomeo’s expertise on strategic issues will be a veritable asset to our company,” said Ron Wahid, CEO of RJI Capital

DiBartolomeo has 30+ years in the US Army, he has served in several high-level positions:

Deputy Commanding General of the Army’s Special Forces Command

Commander of the Combined Joint Special Ops Task Force in Herzegovina

Deputy Commander of the Army Special Forces Command

Col. Chris Miller
Years of service1983–2014
5th Special Forces Group Intelligence Support Activity

I wonder if he served under DiBartolomeo

17 June 2013

Bernard Squarcini comes to Arcanum with 30+ years of experience in the field of intelligence and security, having served in high-level positions in both the law enforcement and intelligence sectors.

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Squarcini served as the Chief of French counter-terrorism and intelligence Agency, Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (DCRI). He retired in March 2013 as Senior Executive Prefect, after having served for five years as DCRI’s Chief.

2007-08
Head of Homeland Security

2004-05
Delegate Prefect for Security and Defense

1999-2004
Deputy Director of the Central Directorate of General Intelligence

Since 1979, he has held various senior positions in law enforcement, serving for eight years as Principal Commissioner of Police before his first appointment in the Central Directorate of General Intelligence as Head of Division in 1987.

20 Sept 2013

John Hannah has joined Arcanum as a Senior Advisor. Mr. Hannah served as National Security Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney during the administration of George W. Bush.

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“John Hannah’s experience at the highest levels of US foreign policy and his expertise on national security issues are unparalleled. I have worked with John over the years and am thrilled to have him join our team,” said Ron Wahid

John Hannah has nearly two decades of experience at the highest levels of US foreign policy. He has served in senior positions in both Republican and Democratic administrations

2005-09
He was VP Cheney’s top foreign policy advisor & headed his Office of National Security Affairs

In Bush’s first term, he served as the VP’s Deputy National Security Advisor for Middle East Affairs

Under Pres. Bill Clinton, Hannah was a Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Warren Christopher, focused on the Middle East, the Balkans, and Russia and the former Soviet states

He also served in the administration of George H.W. Bush as a member of Secretary of State James A. Baker’s Policy Planning Staff, where he worked extensively on the collapse of the former Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact, as well as the first Gulf War and its aftermath.

Hannah had a law practice focused on international dispute resolution

He also served as Deputy Director at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Hannah currently is a Senior Fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

2 Sept 2014

Evans of Watford (Life Baron), David Charles Evans has joined Arcanum as a Senior Advisor to the CEO

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Lord Evans comes to Arcanum with a 55-year career in print and publishing, and holds a number of chairmanships, spanning across publishing, printing, business consultancy, charity and healthcare.

He was a Trustee of the Royal Air Force Museum and currently is a Director of the Royal Air Force Museum Trading Company, as well as chairman of the Institute of Collaborative Working.

In 2013, Lord Evans became chairman of Newsdesk Media Ltd, a niche global partnership publishing company, producing high-caliber books for government and corporate clients – promoting foreign trade and investment.

Raised to the peerage as Baron Evans of Watford, of Chipperfield in the County of Hertfordshire 1998, Lord Evans began his publishing career when he founded Centurion Press in 1971.

Following the sale of Centurion Press, he founded Senate Consulting Ltd with his business partner of 21 years, Caroline Minshell. Senate serves as a consultancy business providing seed capital for companies in a variety of markets.

18 March 2015

Rt. Hon, Baroness of Asthal QC, Patricia Scotland has joined Arcanum as Senior Advisor to the CEO. Baroness Scotland comes to Arcanum w/ a prestigious career that spans the sectors of law, government, social justice & international affairs

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As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, she was instrumental in reforming the FCO’s Consular Division to be able to respond more effectively to emergencies and disasters abroad, which proved critical in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks

She is currently Co-President of Chatham House and Chair of the Advisory Board for Chatham House’s Academy for Leadership in International Affairs.

“After 9/11, Baroness Scotland was a key player in the formation of the Quintet, one of the most important channels for enhancing cooperation with key allies in the fight against terrorism and transnational crime,” said Ron Wahid.

2007 – 2010
Attorney General for England and Wales in the Labour Government under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown

2010-11
Shadow Attorney General under Ed Miliband

She was the first woman appointed to hold this position since its formation in 1315. As Attorney General, she was:

Chief Legal Advisor to Her Majesty The Queen,
Parliament and the Government

Supervisor and Superintendent of the Prosecutorial Authorities (SFO,CPS, RCPO)

Leader of the Bar and had non-statutory oversight of:
prosecutors in government departments
Treasury Solicitors Department
armed services prosecuting authority

As Attorney General, she created the Quintet, which brought together the Attorneys General of the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to consider issues of joint legal systemic concern.

2003 – 2007
Prior to her appointment to the post of Attorney General, Baroness Scotland served as Minister of State for the Criminal Justice System and Law Reform at the Home Office and deputy to the Home Secretary

2001 - 2003
she was Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor’s Department, and was made a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.

1999 - 2001
She was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the FCO where she was inter alia, responsible for the UK’s diplo w/ N. America, the Caribbean, Overseas Territories, Consular Division, British Council, admin and all Parliamentary business in the House of Lords.

1997 - 2001
she was the Chair of The Carribbean Advisory Group and the architect of the Carribean Forum, which was created in 1998 to facilitate greater co-operation between the UK and the Carribean.

Baroness Scotland is a distinguished lawyer, becoming a QC in 1991, before receiving a life peerage in 1997.

She received her Bachelor of Laws from University of London in 1976.

8 Feb 2010

Ron Wahid is Chairman & CEO of RJI Capital and serves as Chairman of Arcanum. In his capacity as CEO of RJI Capital he has structured and closed transaction worth over $20 billion in Europe, Russia & FSU, Middle East, Asia and Africa

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Eitan Arusy is a Deputy Managing Director at Arcanum. Mr. Arusy joined Arcanum after being the Head of Intelligence Analysis for Investigation Division Central, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office

He worked with foreign governments, victims, and multi‐national corporations to conduct investigations to uncover and prosecute large‐scale frauds and thefts.

He directed the analysis and coordination of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
Currency Transactions Reports (CTRs)
Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FINCEN) products to collect intelligence data for investigations.

During his tenure at DANY he worked with U.S. Federal Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies as well as with foreign governments and he has been used as an expert witness in cases related to the Middle East and terrorism financing.

Prior to his position with DANY he served as a Major with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). As an intelligence officer with the IDF Intelligence Corps, he was responsible for collecting and analyzing intelligence material including terrorism money laundering.

Calvin R. Humphrey is a Deputy Managing Director at Arcanum. He is the former Democratic Staff Director, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives.

As Staff Director, Humphrey was responsible for developing strategies and policies to protect the US against terrorist attacks, prioritizing risks and investments in critical infrastructure protection, including both domestic and international land, air and sea transportation.

Prior to that Humphrey for 11 years served as the Senior Counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intel. Humphrey focused on Counter‐Terrorism, Counter‐Narcotics and Money Laundering, and the enhancement of human intelligence capabilities.

In recognition of his distinguished service, Mr. Humphrey was awarded the CIA’s Agency Seal Medallion and the NSA’s Trailblazer Award.

20 Jan 2007

Press Release - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Announces Presidential Campaign Exploratory Committee

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Richardson's Senior Advisors:

Calvin Humphrey has worked with Richardson for many years as his Foreign Policy Advisor, traveling to Iraq and most recently, Sudan on hostage rescue and other missions.

Humphrey served as Democratic Staff Director, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives and previously was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of International Affairs.

I wonder if Humphrey was on this trip

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18 May 2015

James Clad has joined Arcanum as Senior Advisor to the CEO. The former DepAsst SecDef has 25 years of senior defense/foreign policy formulation and implementation experience, and energy consulting, from broad policy to specific outcomes.

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He currently serves as Senior Advisor for Asia at the CNA (Center for Naval Analyses) Corporation, in Arlington Va

Previously with the National Defense University in DC, where he mentored defense and security officials from the Maghreb to Near East, Turkey, the Gulf & South Asia

2007-09
DepAsst SecDef for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
Clad crafted defense and security policy in Asia and Australasia, coordinating combatant command relationships for over 25 Asian countries.

He negotiated armed services support and logistic agreements with India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, and led Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) negotiations with several major countries.

“I have known James Clad for many years and have had the privilege of working with him both during his tenure at the Department of Defense and whilst he was a White House detailee to Iraq in 2003,” said Ron Wahid

Before joining the Defense Department, Mr. Clad had served as Senior Counselor and Director for Middle Eastern Affairs at the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) where he worked on OPIC business development in the Caucasus and the Middle East.

In 2003 on White House detail in Iraq, prior to which he served as Senior Counselor at USAID, developing foreign assistance policy for a $15B annual aid budget and working with Australian, British, German and Japanese funding for Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iraq, Pakistan and Sudan

From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Clad was Director for Asia-Pacific Energy at Cambridge Research Associates, where he briefed clientele on Asia Pacific energy and risk issues including evolution, personnel and direction of national oil companies.

This coincided with a Luce Foundation professorship of South and Southeast Asian Studies, at Georgetown University in Washington.

Mr. Clad received his LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Auckland, and previously a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington.

14 Sept 2015

Four-star General Anthony Zinni has joined Arcanum as Senior Advisor to the Chairman. The former Commander of CENTCOM & former Special Envoy for US to Israel & the Palestinian Authority, has 39 years of service in the US Marine Corps

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His initial general officer assignment was as the Deputy Director of Operations at the US European Command. In 1991, he served as the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commanding General of Combined Task Force Operation Provide Comfort during the Kurdish relief effort in Turkey and Iraq

He also served as the Military Coordinator for Operation Provide Hope, the relief effort for the former Soviet Union.

1992 - 94
He was assigned as the Deputy Commanding General, US Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia, a post he held in tandem with his

position as Director for Operations for the Unified Task Force in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope from 1992 - 93

Also in 1993, he served as the Assistant to the U.S. Special Envoy to Somalia during Operation Continued Hope.

1994 - 96, he served as the Commanding General, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

1995
served as Commander of the Combined Task Force for Operation United Shield, protecting the withdrawal of U.N. forces from Somalia.

Sept 1996 - Aug 1997
served as the Deputy Commander in Chief, US CENTCOM

Aug 1997 - Sept 2000
Commander in Chief, US CENTCOM, MacDill Air Force Base, FL. He organized Operation Desert Fox Dec 1998

Since retirement from the Marine Corps in 2000, Zinni was U.S. Peace Envoy in the Middle East and the Special Envoy to the Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (Indonesian, Philippines, & Sudan peace effort), and in missions to Pakistan, Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Zinni has been President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of BAE Systems. His term as Chairman was completed in May 2012, and he remains a board member.

He also has served as a board member of DynCorp International before being appointed executive vice president

21 Jan 2016

Arcanum, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Magellan Investment Holdings, announced Keith Bristow, who became the first Director General of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in 2011, will be joining Arcanum as Senior Advisor to the Chairman.

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Bristow, a former UK chief constable and director of the UK National Criminal Intelligence Service (a forerunner of the NCA) was appointed by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to design, build and lead the NCA.

“Mr. Bristow has led an exceptional law enforcement career, and his many recent accomplishments whilst head of the UK’s elite law enforcement agency are extremely impressive,” says Ron Wahid.

“Keith’s leadership will be very important to our operations, especially in the areas of intelligence, law enforcement and security, particularly in our dealings with international agencies.”

In 2014 and 2015, Mr. Bristow chaired the Strategic Alliance Group Principals (now renamed the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group), which seeks to reduce the international threat and impact of organized crime.

The membership comprises the heads of the Australian Federal Police, Australian Crime Commission, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, New Zealand Police, DEA, FBI, ICE and the UK National Crime Agency.

Bristow chaired the G8 Law Enforcement Group (now G7 Law Enforcement Group) from 2006 to March 2015 – a group committed to improving co-ordination and co-operation between the law enforcement agencies of the G7 countries.

Bristow began his law enforcement career as a police cadet with West Mercia Constabulary and progressed to the rank of Detective Chief Inspector, before being appointed as Staff Officer to the President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) in 1997.

In 1998, he was promoted to Detective Superintendent and transferred to the Major Investigation Team at West Midlands Police. He went on to lead the Force’s Intelligence Bureau before later commanding a local policing area in Birmingham as a Chief Superintendent.

2002, he was promoted to Asst Chief Constable & was appointed Director of the National Criminal Intel Service, which was then responsible for combatting serious organized crime w/ an impact on the UK by providing intelligence to national and international law enforcement partners

He was appointed Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police in 2006, having been made Deputy Chief Constable the previous year.

He is a graduate of the European Top Senior Police Officer Programme and has a Master’s Degree in Organisational Development. He also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management Studies and a Diploma in Applied Criminology from the University of Cambridge.

1 June 2016

Arcanum Leadership Team

M. Ron Wahid, Chairman

Dr. Steve Adragna, Senior VP & General Manager, Integrated Solutions Group

Eitan Arusy, VP, Intelligence & Research

John David Baycroft, Director, Special Projects

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Keith Bristow, Senior Advisor

James Clad, Senior Advisor

Brig. General Joseph B. DiBartolomeo, VP, Special Operations & Irregular Warfare

Rt. Hon. Lord David Evans, Senior Advisor

Bradford Laughlin, VP, Legal & General Manager, Human Resources, IT & Administration

John Hannah, Senior Advisor

Yael Hartmann, VP, Strategic Communications Group

Calvin Humphrey, Executive VP & Chief of Staff

Bernard Squarcini, President, Arcanum France (SAS)

General Anthony Zinni, Senior Advisor

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