Frank Jonas - Founder & CEO
Frank Jonas is the Founder & CEO of Fidelitas Defense — a mission driven leader, with over two decades of national service and deep expertise at the intersection of cybersecurity, geopolitical risk, and critical infrastructure protection.
Frank began his career as a U.S. Marine Corps Officer, serving 20 years across active and reserve duty. His military service includes assignments at U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, where he led Computer Network Defense operations. After transitioning from active duty, he joined the FBI as a Special Agent (Cyber), dedicating 18 of his 20-year career to field operations in the New York City area. Following his retirement from the FBI in 2022, Frank served as Director of Cyber Threat Detection & Response for Johnson & Johnson (Kenvue) in London, UK, before founding Fidelitas Defense in 2025.
Frank is currently a part-time, DPhil (PhD) candidate at the University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science, where his Doctoral Research focuses on Systems Assurance, Supply Chain & Regulatory Risk of Physical AI, Robotics and Autonomous Systems. He holds an MSE in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Dr. Brian Grottkau (M.D.) - Chief Healthcare & MedTech Strategy Officer
Dr. Brian Grottkau, M.D., is the Chief Healthcare & MedTech Strategy Officer for Fidelitas Defense.
Brian is the Shriners Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Chief of Pediatric Surgical Services at the University of Miami Health System. With over 25 years of experience as a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon — and more than 20 years as Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics at Massachusetts General Hospital, formerly ranked the #1 hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report — Dr. Grottkau brings unparalleled clinical and leadership expertise.
He holds a B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Harvard University, and a M.D. from Harvard Medical School in Orthopaedic Surgery. Brian further holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).