The Team
Five people building federal contractor identity verification infrastructure — with backgrounds that span program security, DCSA audit processes, federal cloud authorization, and cleared-sector IAM.
Gabriel Faulkner
Founder & CEO
Spent nearly a decade in federal program security environments — first within a major defense contractor's security program team, then in program security advisory supporting federal system authorization efforts. Observed the identity verification bottleneck firsthand across multiple programs and built Verifyfed in 2024 to address it. Based in Arlington, Virginia.
Lauren Nakamura
Head of Compliance
Former CMMC Registered Practitioner with seven years supporting NIST SP 800-171 assessments and FedRAMP authorization package development for govtech vendors. Leads Verifyfed's control mapping, framework documentation, and compliance program. Background gives the platform its depth on CMMC 2.0 practice requirements and FedRAMP IA control alignment.
Rohan Khanna
Head of Engineering
Identity and access management platform engineer with prior experience building federal cloud program identity infrastructure. Leads platform architecture with focus on FedRAMP-aligned security controls, GovCloud deployment patterns, and the clearance-aware authentication layer that differentiates Verifyfed from general-purpose IAM tools.
David Mercer
Program Security Advisor
Former government contractor security professional with direct DCSA facility clearance audit experience across multiple cleared facilities in the Northern Virginia corridor. Brings the FSO's operational perspective to every product decision — what audit documentation actually looks like, what DCSA reviewers actually ask for, and what makes inspection preparation manageable rather than reactive.
Tanya Osei
Identity Platform Engineer
Identity and access management engineer with background building enterprise IAM platform infrastructure. Leads Verifyfed's verification engine development, clearance-aware authentication implementation, and the continuous monitoring systems that feed insider threat program integrations. Focus on the technical precision that federal contractor security programs require from identity verification infrastructure.
How we work.
Verifyfed is a small team building in the federal contractor security niche — which means we know our buyers, we know the regulatory context, and we build for the operational reality of security officers and program security professionals, not for a generic enterprise buyer persona.
We use letter-circle avatars on this page as a matter of operational practice. In cleared contractor security environments, public identification of security program staff is a considered decision. We extend the same consideration to our own team.
If you want to meet the team before a security briefing, we're straightforward about introductions in a professional context. Contact us at [email protected].