Meet the Team
About Us
Our team is committed to helping our clients mitigate risk and build their resilience in a fluid, dynamic, and rapidly evolving environment.
Our Story
Group Nine was launched by Charlie Ahmad following a long and successful military and federal law enforcement career that spanned nearly 30 years. The majority of Charlie’s career was spent in high-risk situations and austere environments all over the world. He has developed curriculum for and delivered specialized police, military, NGO, and other security related programs throughout the United States and overseas in Eastern Europe, Central America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Africa. Charlie is passionate about security risk management and helping clients achieve their security goals. Charlie is a certified trainer in multiple disciplines. Detailed resume available upon request.
Charlie Ahmad
Founding Partner
Nathan Carter
Senior Advisor
Nathan was a career diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service serving as an Economic Counselor. He has twenty years of overseas experience in the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceana. He has guided U.S. companies through foreign direct investments and sales worth $1.5 billion and successfully recovered $10 million owed to the U.S. government by a foreign airline. He was responsible for growing a grant portfolio from $1.3 million in seven countries to $5 million in 11 countries to promote civil society, entrepreneurship, and angel investing in the Middle East. He brings an innovative mindset to offer creative business solutions and reliable strategic analysis. He is an experienced mentor and manager of diverse teams of American and international staff. Nathan is also a successful real estate investor and is the author of two highly rated books on investing, he writes regularly for the personal finance blog www.LoadedforLife.com. Nathan holds a Juris Doctorate from George Mason University, a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from Illinois State University.
TROY NEWMAN
Senior Partner
A former US Army law enforcement officer with over 25 years of experience leading military, government, and interagency teams in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Troy has advised U.S. Ambassadors and senior interagency leaders as a subject matter expert on threat-based behavior and security risk management. He specializes in crisis management and has extensive expertise delivering intelligence assessments and creative solutions in politically sensitive and complex security environments. Troy is passionate about protecting people to help organizations achieve their goals.
TROY NEWMAN
Senior Partner
A former US Army law enforcement officer with over 25 years of experience leading military, government, and interagency teams in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Troy has advised U.S. Ambassadors and senior interagency leaders as a subject matter expert on threat-based behavior and security risk management. He specializes in crisis management and has extensive expertise delivering intelligence assessments and creative solutions in politically sensitive and complex security environments. Troy is passionate about protecting people to help organizations achieve their goals.
Our
Team
Our diverse team includes professionals who have had distinguished careers in the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. State Department, United States Army, U.S. Special Operations Forces, FBI, DHS, State and Local Law Enforcement, as well as Corporate Security.
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Testimonials
“The team at Group Nine are outstanding. We needed a detailed risk assessment for a group of high-net-worth individuals traveling overseas to a high-risk location. Group Nine delivered a professional product with a nuanced understanding of the threat landscape and tailored recommendations for our client’s safety. They are experienced professionals and we look forward to working with them again.”
Group Nine far exceeded my expectations in not only what I learned from their training, but how effective they were at identifying areas for improvement, explaining the mechanics of the disciplines taught and what I needed to know, and most importantly by providing me the instructions I needed to become skilled.
Our Approach
Relentless Pursuit
Our team believe in the relentless pursuit of excellence in every aspect of their work. We understand that being results-driven means that an organization strives to make things happen swiftly and as pain free as possible. By being results-driven, our team assist clients in defining their goals and achieving results that set them apart from the competition.
Our Values
We do it with excellence or we don’t do it.
We dedicate ourselves to continue learning and improving.
We accept responsibility for mistakes.
We strive to remain humble and kind.
We approach our work with the highest level of ethics and integrity.