Company Overview:
CIS is a minority-, woman-, and service-disabled veteran-owned consulting firm —certified as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with NAICS codes 541611 and 541690. It specializes in culturally fluent governance reform, interagency coordination, and policy implementation, especially in fragile, transitional, and post-conflict environments.
Our Core Competencies
Delivering expert solutions through cultural insight, strategic policy, and collaboration.
Governance advisory and institutional reform consulting
Cross-cultural strategy for interagency and stabilization missions
Cultural and conflict analysis for fragile and transitional states
International policy alignment and civil-military coordination
Capacity building and leadership training for local governance
Gender Integration and Women Peace and Security (WPS) implementation
Proven Impact
Validated to predict multicultural
success: negotiation,
decision‑making, leadership,
innovation, team effectiveness,
adaptation, profitability, wellbeing,
and more.
Clients globally include Fortune
brands, academia, governments, and
NGOs—testifying to meaningful
performance gains in cross‑cultural
contexts.
Differentiators
Minority-, Woman-, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned.
Practitioner with real-world experience in AFRICOM, CENTOM, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and USAID.
Deep expertise in Sub-Saharan African governance, stabilization, and legal reform.
Dual credentials: PhD in Foreign Policy, JD in International Law.
Blends cultural fluency with actionable strategy, not theory.
Native fluency in French, English, Arabic, and Lingala interpretation.
14+ years in international law, foreign policy, civil-military operations, and stabilization, especially in Africa and the Middle East.
Deep field experience across conflict zones, ministries, courts, and strategic planning cells.
Interdisciplinary, interagency fluency: diplomacy, defense, development, and justice sectors.
Strategic advisor to the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense (AFRICOM and CENTCOM), and international organizations (e.g., UN).”
Embedded cultural fluency approach — integrating informal and formal governance networks.
Strategic advisory from a practitioner fluent in French, English, and Lingala, rooted understanding of African governance, tribal systems, and legitimacy structures as well as Gulf States’ culture and governance reforms.
Geographic Expertise
Deep regional knowledge driving effective solutions across diverse global environments.
Africa
Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin.
Gulf States
Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Multilateral Cooperation
NACIS CODES
541611
Admin & General Management Consulting (Primary)
541690
Other Scientific & Technical Consulting
541618
Other Management Consulting Services
541720
Social Sciences & Humanities R&D
611430
Professional & Management Training
541930
Translation & Interpretation Services
541990
All Other Professional Services
PSC CODES
R499
Professional Support: Other
R408
Program Management Support
R410
Program Evaluation/Development
R423
Intelligence Support
B541
Studies: Foreign Government
U008
Curriculum Development
B522
Legal Studies & Analysis
R699
Admin Support: Other
Certifications
Recognised qualifications ensuring compliance, credibility, and excellence in every engagement.
Minority-Owned Business
Women-Owned Business
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
Past Performance / Experience
Proven track record delivering impactful results in complex global contexts.
U.S. Department of State (Conflict & Stabilization) – Governance and Peacebuilding advisory.
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) – Strategic civil-military coordination
Department of Homeland Security – Legal and immigration enforcement
Civil-Military Operations – Africa Governance Subject Matter Expert
Advised the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Defense on conflict.
Governance advisor with AFRICOM; supported U.S. military engagements.
Former international law attorney and WPS program advisor with expertise.
Led conflict advisory for U.S. embassies, including civilian-military operations.
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