ASCENT Council Members

The founding members of the ASCENT Council are Bluewater International, Strategic Capitol Group, and Jones Group International. The founding members join their unique expertise with concentrated experience deep within the legislative and executive branches, enabling qualified companies the ability to be accelerated through the capital markets and U.S. government budgets and programs in a timely and expedited manner.

Ascent-USA Bluewater International

Bluewater International

Bluewater International provides a comprehensive ecosystem that excels at meeting a company’s needs at all stages of growth, especially companies focused on cyber risk, national security and critical and emerging dual use technology.

Strategic Capitol Group

Strategic Capitol Group

Strategic Capitol is tactically aligned with private industry partners, former military and Administration national security experts, market professionals, investors, and key Capitol Hill decision makers. These relationships allow Strategic Capitol to accelerate transformative national security dual-use technologies with go-to-market legislative strategies that attract national policy leaders in both the capital and government markets.

Jones Group International

Jones Group International

Jones Group International understands that a nation’s security depends on more than its military’s ability to defend territory. It requires a multifaceted approach tying together good government, commercial and international engagement, infrastructure security and economic strength. We know from experience how to create and execute effective strategies across a multitude of sectors, helping to shape stable, secure environments and flourishing societies.

The ASCENT Council offers a close collaboration with industry and government experts who work together to accelerate and scale critical and emerging dual-use technologies in the areas of national security, cyber, and intelligence.