Alfredo (Rick) Franco

Rick brings 20-plus years of leadership, organizational management and
entrepreneurial experience to our team. Rick’s career has been extremely
diverse, from being a graduate of the prestigious Virginia Military Institute and
later a Marine Infantry Officer, to one of the first Anti-Terrorism/Force
Protection contractors with Booz Allen, to a covert protective agent for the
U.S. intelligence community with more than 30 deployments to hostile areas.
Rick’s leadership experience as a Marine Infantry Officer enabled him to
quickly become a lead contractor for one of the government’s most extensive
covert protective contracts. During his tenure as a contractor, his leadership
ability, drive and critical thinking resulted in his being awarded the Agency
Seal medal for hostile actions encountered.
After stepping away from contracting, Rick went on to become the Chief
Operating Officer for Heroes and Horses, a non-profit for combat veterans
with PTSD based in Montana. Aside from being a decorated Marine and
government contractor,