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Transforming Leaders, Elevating Organizations

Strategic Insight, Lasting Impact

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CGS Advisory Group, LLC is a premier, Black- and female-owned consulting firm based in Lorton, VA, specializing in executive guidance, organizational transformation, and strategic alignment. Founded by a retired Air Force Colonel and former senior Intelligence Community executive, the firm empowers leaders to navigate complex transitions, think clearly, and turn uncertainty into opportunities for long-term institutional growth.

Guiding Principles for Success

Every partnership at CGS Advisory Group reflects the highest moral and ethical governance.

We bridge organizational silos and align stakeholders through:
 

  • Strategic Vision: Providing forward-thinking, tailored counsel that aligns directly with your unique mission and objectives.
     

  • Operational Discipline: Applying rigorous processes to ensure visionary strategies translate into actionable, sustained, and measurable outcomes.
     

  • People-Centered Leadership: Investing in both people and systems to drive true organizational change and improve workforce readiness.
     

  • Unwavering Integrity: Operating with strict confidentiality and accountability to support leaders facing their most sensitive, high-profile challenges.

A Legacy of Leadership

30+ Years

Senior Leadership

80+

Executive Professionals Led

14,000+

Personnel Led

18 IC Elements

Enterprise-Level Impact

90,000+

Personnel Affected by IC Initiatives

$100M–$500M+

Portfolio Responsibility

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Cynthia Snyder

President and CEO, CGS Advisory Group, LLC

Cynthia Snyder is the President and CEO of CGS Advisory Group, LLC, bringing over 30 years of executive leadership experience across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and the U.S. Air Force.

 

As a Certified Executive Coach, Certified Culture Facilitator, and member of both the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), she advises senior executives and boards on consequential decisions, organizational transformation, and workforce modernization.

 

Her strategic perspective is further informed by her roles as a Senior Advisor to North Texas Energy, Inc. and as a Trustee on the Tennessee State University Foundation Board.

Her high-stakes advisory work is backed by decades of proven enterprise leadership and operational discipline:

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  • Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI): Served as Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Human Capital, directing an 80+ person organization and shaping enterprise workforce strategies across all 18 Intelligence Community elements, impacting approximately 90,000 professionals.
     

  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA): Held multiple senior executive roles—including Associate & Deputy Director for Support—where she guided enterprise workforce strategies for over 14,000 personnel and supported the execution of approximately $1.7 billion in military construction and infrastructure investments.
     

  • Naval Intelligence Activity: As Chief Human Capital Officer, she drove targeted workforce initiatives that increased mission staffing from 46% to 90% and applied disciplined resource management to achieve approximately $14 million in contract savings.
     

  • Architect of the Capitol: Directed Congressional and External Affairs, serving as a strategic liaison to Congress to navigate federal appropriations and complex infrastructure investments for the U.S. Capitol complex.
     

  • U.S. Air Force Leadership: Retired at the rank of Colonel after more than 25 years of service, managing complex infrastructure portfolios and serving as a Deputy Base Commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
     

Formal Education Snyder holds a Master of Science in National Security Policy Studies from the National Defense University, a Master of Science in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tennessee State University.
 

Decorations & Honors Her career of exceptional public service has been recognized with the President Meritorious Rank Award, the Legion of Merit, and numerous other Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, and Intelligence Community awards.

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