
Your Strategic Partner for Engagement and Growth
At Touchstone Futures, we thrive on solving our clients’ toughest challenges. We help organizations identify new markets, seize opportunities, and manage risk to achieve sustainable and secure long-term growth.

Our Vision
Our goal is to become the leading strategic advisory firm that assists businesses in navigating complexity, shaping and seizing opportunities, promoting sustainable growth in an ever-evolving federal landscape.
Our Mission
We provide insightful and strategic advisory services that help businesses engage with government entities and navigate regulatory landscapes. Our deep industry expertise, advocacy, and collaborative partnerships enable our clients to influence policy, secure government opportunities, and achieve sustainable growth. Our focus on innovation and strategic alignment ensures a lasting impact for businesses, stakeholders, and federal entities.

Our Leadership
Bob Ashley, LTG, USA (Ret.)
Co-CEO
Ken Rector COL, USA (Ret.)
Founder, President
Ed Cardon, LTG, USA (Ret.)
Founder, Co-CEO

Guiding Principles
1. Integrity & Accountability – We uphold the highest ethical standards in every engagement, ensuring transparency, honesty, and accountability.
2. Strategic Foresight – We anticipate challenges and opportunities, equipping businesses with proactive strategies to navigate government relations, regulatory landscapes, and market dynamics.
3. Advocacy & Influence – We empower businesses to engage effectively with government stakeholders, ensuring their interests are represented in policy discussions and decision-making.
4. Client-Centered Approach – Our success is defined by our clients' success. We prioritize their needs, delivering customized solutions that create meaningful and measurable impact.
5. Collaborative & Long-Term Partnerships – We believe in building enduring relationships with industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to create sustained value and long-term impact for our clients and communities.
6. Excellence in Execution – We are committed to delivering results with precision, efficiency, and professionalism, ensuring that every engagement adds value and advances our clients’ objectives.

Strategic Advisory
Is your company optimizing growth and revenue?
The Competitive Environment
Rapid tech disruption, evolving regulations, and shifting consumer demands drive today's fast-paced business landscape. This environment requires companies to be agile, adaptable, and customer-obsessed. Success depends on the ability to scale quickly, manage talent and risk effectively, and continuously innovate. Touchstone Futures can help – we specialize in navigating complexity, providing individuals and organizations with the insights and strategies to solve challenging problems and uncover new growth opportunities.
The Touchstone Futures Difference
Touchstone Futures brings deep expertise in strategy, execution, and risk management, shaped by decades of service in U.S. Government cyberspace, intelligence, communications, budgeting, and special operations. Our team thrives under pressure and delivers results in complex, high-stakes environments. With a strong network of senior leaders across federal agencies, we understand how global events, shifting budgets, and evolving priorities impact mission-critical programs. We help our clients position themselves for sustained success.
We offer solutions through close partnerships, focusing on long-term impact over quick wins. From strategic messaging to opportunity discovery, Touchstone Futures helps you navigate complexity, influence outcomes, and accelerate growth.
Client Impact
$1.3 billion in wins so far. We are delivering for our clients and are proud to be part of it.

Get in Touch
info@touchstonefutures.com
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