About
Brian C. Sample
Founder & Principal, Random Sample Consulting LLC.
Former Senior Executive Service (SES) · Defense Intelligence Agency · TS/SCI CI Poly
25+ years shaping national-security, intelligence, and GovCon organizations — from the DIA's most sensitive operations to the White House Situation Room.
Brian founded Random Sample Consulting to bring Fortune-500 operational rigor to the small and mid-sized contractors who actually do the hard work in this space — without the overhead, the bureaucracy, or the attitude.
He advises CEOs, founders, and private-equity firms on competitive intelligence, capture strategy, M&A diligence, and organizational transformation. Trusted for clear-eyed assessment, decisive guidance, and operator-informed strategy.
He also serves on the advisory board of Qryptonic, LLC — a rapidly scaling quantum-resilient cybersecurity firm — guiding national-security market alignment and technology adoption strategy.
Career Highlights
Director
Defense Debriefing Service, DIA
Led global HUMINT debriefing operations; modernized tradecraft for technical-surveillance environments; drove AI/ML-enabled workflow transformation.
Chief
Office of Technical Operations, DIA
Led globally deployed Technical Operations Officers on sensitive national-security missions. Directed R&D, acquisition, logistics, and IC/DoD interagency modernization.
Chief of Staff
Directorate of Analysis, DIA (3,000+ personnel)
Oversaw planning, resources, and policy for a $100M+ annual budget. Principal advisor on enterprise prioritization, crisis leadership, and organizational reform.
Senior Intel Support
Pentagon / White House / NSC
Provided direct intelligence support to the White House, National Security Council, and senior DoD leadership. Led interagency analytic coordination and policymaker engagement.
Key Milestone
$10B+ SIA-3 Contract
Played a key leadership role in standing up and supporting the $10B+ SIA-3 contract award and programmatic positioning efforts.
Representative
National Reconnaissance Office
Aligned DIA equities with space-based reconnaissance systems. Developed multi-INT integration strategies and strengthened IC partnerships.
Education
M.S., National Security Strategy
National War College
M.A., International Relations & Security Studies
University of Chicago
B.A., International Studies & Geography
DePaul University
The Philosophy
The name is intentional. A random sample is how you get honest data.
No confirmation bias. No pre-packaged solutions. Just clear-eyed analysis and direct advice — the same way we were trained to assess threats, assess opportunities, and brief decision-makers who had no patience for spin.
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