Converge Strategies

What Converge Strategies does

Converge Strategies, LLC is a veteran-owned, SBA 8(a)-certified consulting firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an additional office in Boston. The firm provides advisory services at the intersection of energy resilience and national security, organized around four core service lines: Resilience Assessments and Exercises, Project Development and Facilitation, Policy Design and Programmatic Support, and Partnerships and Network Building. Its work is anchored by several proprietary frameworks and named programs, including MERC (a community of practice covering 66 military installations), RISE Consortium (600+ members, managed with Advanced Technology International), RIGOR (regional defense resilience assessments), RESET (a DoD-funded methodology for retrofitting solar to microgrids), the Clear Sky Toolkit (critical facility solar+battery siting developed under DOE's Solar Energy Innovation Network), and CHEERS (state-level grid resilience technical assistance).

Customers are concentrated in the U.S. Department of Defense and federal/state/local government agencies, with engagement spanning energy resilience assessments at installations from the Pentagon to base level, microgrid project development and funding capture (e.g., a $5.2M DoD grant for the Port of Alaska microgrid), policy and program design, and civilian-military partnership facilitation. The firm partners with Idaho National Laboratory, NREL, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and a broader ecosystem of defense contractors, energy innovators, and legal/engineering firms. Revenue derives from professional services delivered under direct government engagement, SBA 8(a) set-aside contracts, and the Converge Federal Solutions 8(a) joint venture with Salas O'Brien, which enables sole-source federal awards; no public revenue or pricing disclosures are available, and the firm operates without disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Converge Strategies

Legal name

Converge Strategies, LLC

Website

https://convergestrategies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Converge Strategies is a veteran-owned consulting firm serving the U.S. Department of Defense and government clients with energy resilience assessments, microgrid project development, policy advisory, and partnership facilitation at the intersection of grid security and national defense.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Resilience Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Policy & Regulatory Strategy (National/State/Local) (EUAMANAA), Grid Interconnection, Transmission Policy & Market Rules (EUAMANAC), Corporate & Voluntary Procurement Policy (PPAs, Green Tariffs, 24/7 CFE) (EUAMANAH), Incentives, Subsidies & Tax Policy (ITC/PTC, FiTs, Auctions/CfDs) (EUAMANAE), Supply Chain Risk, Resilience & Business Continuity (BPAHAHAH)

Keywords

• Energy resilience consulting
• Microgrid advisory services
• Defense energy strategy
• Critical infrastructure resilience
• Grid security consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services focused on energy resilience, national security, and critical infrastructure. Services include resilience assessments, project development, policy design, and partnership facilitation for government and military clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Converge Strategies provides consulting services focused on energy resilience and national security. The firm delivers resilience assessments, project development and facilitation, policy design and programmatic support, and partnership/network building for U.S. Department of Defense installations, federal/state/local governments, and critical infrastructure operators. Its work spans microgrid design, regional resilience assessments, resilience exercises, and clean energy procurement advisory.

Product overview

Converge Strategies is a veteran-owned small business consulting firm focused on the intersection of energy resilience and national security. It is not a unified software platform but rather a portfolio of specialized consulting service lines and named programs. The four core service offerings — Resilience Assessments and Exercises, Project Development and Facilitation, Policy Design and Programmatic Support, and Partnerships and Network Building — are the foundational practice areas. These are complemented by several named programs including the Military Energy Resilience Catalyst (MERC) program, the RISE Consortium, the RIGOR regional resilience assessment process, and the SEIN community resilience program. Additional deliverables include the RESET methodology for retrofitting solar installations, resilience exercises (tabletop and black start), the Grid Chats video interview series, and published research reports such as Powering the Fight: Lessons from the Grid at War and the V2X in Massachusetts report. The firm operates from offices in Washington, D.C. and Boston, MA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MERC (Military Energy Resilience Catalyst): A community of practice for military energy resilience professionals to advance resilience projects, processes, and programs on military installations
• RISE Consortium (Resilient Infrastructure and Secure Energy)
• SEIN (Solar Energy Innovation Network)
• RIGOR (Regional Identification of Gaps for Operational Resilience)
• RESET (Retrofitting Existing Solar with Emerging Technologies)
• CHEERS (Customized Help and Expertise on Energy Resilience for States)
• Converge Federal Solutions

Products and services

• Resilience Assessments and Exercises Consulting services that identify critical priorities and test them against threats and disruptions. Includes site visits and assessments, critical mission analysis, energy resilience exercises, and region-wide resilience strategy. Sold to DoD installations, federal agencies, state and local governments, utilities, and critical infrastructure operators.
• Project Development and Facilitation End-to-end consulting for resilience project creation, from concept development and design through funding and execution. Covers project ideation, market research, design workshops, utility/state/federal landscape analyses, engineering and technical design, and funding and financing strategy.
• Policy Design and Programmatic Support Advisory services to shape and inform government resilience approaches and help organizations align to emerging resources, policies, and regulations. Includes policy research and design, strategic communications, program management, and guidebook and framework development.
• Partnerships and Network Building Connecting and aligning institutions, communities, and practitioners to build the field of resilience. Services include stakeholder facilitation and process design, event design and execution, network strategy development and support, and consortium and partnership management.
• Military Energy Resilience Catalyst (MERC) Program A community of practice program for military energy resilience professionals. Recruits annual cohorts of energy professionals from military bases and matches them with resources to advance resilience projects. Has worked with over 200 resilience professionals across 66 installations.
• Resilient Infrastructure and Secure Energy (RISE) Consortium Federal industry consortium connecting energy and climate innovators with federal government partners. Convened in partnership with ATI to accelerate collaboration using government contracting authorities. Has grown to over 600 members including start-ups, financiers, defense contractors, national laboratories, and universities.
• RIGOR (Regional Identification of Gaps for Operational Resilience) Process Defense-focused regional resilience assessment methodology that maps lifeline infrastructure, convenes stakeholders, and prioritizes resilience investments for defense communities. First applied around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, leading to a $5.2 million DoD microgrid construction grant for the Port of Alaska.
• Clear Sky Toolkit Decision support template and user guide for prioritizing solar and battery siting at critical facilities. Developed for emergency shelter backup power; applied to Tampa Bay, City of Reno, City of Boston, and City of Providence. Used by FEMA-funded microgrid deployments.
• RESET (Retrofitting Existing Solar with Emerging Technologies) Methodology Methodology for reviewing resilience potential of existing renewable energy assets. Evaluates engineering, cybersecurity, financial, and legal considerations for turning existing solar projects into microgrids. Demonstrated feasibility at Air Force bases. Funded through DoD ESTCP.
• Detroit Arsenal Regional Defense Assessment of Resilience (DAR2) Regional infrastructure analysis and workshop process funded by DoD OLDCC. Identified four priority resilience projects for Detroit Arsenal and Southeastern Michigan region.
• Resilience Exercises (Tabletop and Black Start) Tabletop and black start exercises to test and validate energy resilience at critical facilities including military bases and hospitals. Developed the exercises used by the U.S. DoD. Each military department is now required by law to conduct black start exercises annually through 2027.
• CHEERS (Customized Help and Expertise on Energy Resilience for States) State cohort model delivering grid resilience technical assistance for implementing Grid Resilience Formula Grants.
• Converge Federal Solutions Joint venture with Salas O'Brien focused on resilience and clean energy, architecture and engineering, and federal government partnerships. Certified as an 8(a) joint venture company by SBA, allowing sole-source federal contract awards.

Quantifiable outcome

• $5.2 million DoD construction funding secured for Port of Alaska microgrid through RIGOR process
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Idaho National Laboratory (INL)coreTechnology or IntegrationConverge Strategies works in partnership with Idaho National Laboratory on multiple programs including RIGOR (regional resilience assessments), MERC program delivery, and RESET feasibility studies. INL's All-Hazards Analysis tool was licensed following RIGOR and has been used to assess regional resilience in defense communities across the country.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)coreTechnology or IntegrationConverge Strategies worked with NREL as part of the Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) to apply Clear Sky Toolkit tools nationally. Additionally, Converge Strategies was the first Technical Mentor Protégé in the DOE program with NREL.
• Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratorysupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnered with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as part of the Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) to advance clean energy deployment for grid stability and resilience.
• RMIsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnered with RMI as part of the Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) to support communities in deploying solar and batteries for emergency resilience.
• Tampa Bay Regional Planning CouncilsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council to design new tools for siting solar energy at critical facilities in the Tampa Bay Region, which were then applied nationally through SEIN.
• Launch AlaskasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Launch Alaska on the RIGOR project to assess regional resilience around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.
• Advanced Technology International (ATI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConverge Strategies convenes the RISE Consortium in partnership with ATI, the largest federal industry consortium manager. RISE Consortium connects energy and climate innovators with federal partners and has grown to over 600 members since launching in 2021.
• Holland & KnightsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered with Holland & Knight (law firm) on RESET project to evaluate contracting and legal considerations for retrofitting existing solar with emerging technologies for resilience.
• StemsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnered with Stem on RESET project to assess technical and financial viability of adding battery storage to existing DoD solar installations.
• CleanCapitalsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnered with CleanCapital on RESET project to evaluate resilience retrofit opportunities for existing solar projects.
• KPS, LLCsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered with KPS, LLC on RESET project for engineering and technical design considerations.
• MIT Lincoln LaboratorycoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnered with MIT Lincoln Laboratory to develop and deliver tabletop and black start exercises for DoD installations. Each military department is now required by law to conduct black start exercises annually through 2027.
• HMMHsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConverge Strategies partnered with HMMH to plan and facilitate a 1.5-day ACRP Insight Event convening aviation stakeholders to explore infrastructure resilience to weather events.
• Salas O'BriencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConverge Federal Solutions is a joint venture between Converge Strategies, LLC and Salas O'Brien (leaders in resilience and clean energy, architecture and engineering, and federal government partnerships). CFS is certified as an 8(a) joint venture company by SBA, allowing sole-source contract awards.
• U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEIN is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technology Office, supporting research on clean energy for emergency management and critical infrastructure resilience.
• DoD Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMERC program is sponsored by DoW's ESTCP, which promotes transfer of innovative technologies for field or production use. RESET project also funded through ESTCP.
• DoD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOLDCC supports states and local governments in efforts to support local military missions. Funded the DAR2 project for Detroit Arsenal regional resilience assessment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Guidehouse: Guidehouse's energy, sustainability, and infrastructure segments advise utilities, federal agencies, and large energy customers on resilience and decarbonization—directly comparable to Converge's policy and project development services.
• Cadmus Group: Cadmus provides energy, climate, and security consulting to government and international clients, including resilience and infrastructure work that mirrors Converge's federal/state/DoD-focused practice.
• ICF International: ICF is a large public consultancy with a deep energy and climate practice serving federal, utility, and defense clients, including grid resilience and energy advisory work that overlaps directly with Converge's DoD and critical infrastructure engagements.
• PA Consulting: PA Consulting's energy and utilities practice covers resilience, microgrids, and grid modernization for governments and large energy customers—closely aligned with Converge's consulting model and customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• Battelle Memorial Institute: Battelle manages national laboratory work on energy security and critical infrastructure resilience, making it a peer in the energy-and-national-security consulting space where Converge competes for federal program dollars.
• Leidos: Leidos delivers large-scale federal energy, environmental, and defense engineering services, including grid and installation energy work that competes with Converge's DoD resilience assessments at a much larger scale.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is a large defense and civil consulting incumbent with a growing energy resilience and climate security practice that overlaps with Converge's DoD microgrid and resilience work, though as part of a much broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute): RMI is a clean energy nonprofit working on grid resilience, microgrids, and clean energy procurement—overlapping with Converge's SEIN and CEBI work and an existing partner on Solar Energy Innovation Network projects.
• Strategen Consulting: Strategen advises utilities, states, and clean energy customers on regulatory and procurement strategy, comparable to Converge's CHEERS and CEBI work on clean energy procurement frameworks.
• Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA): CEBA convenes large energy customers on clean energy procurement and is a peer/ecosystem partner to Converge's Clean Energy Buyers Institute work on resilient clean energy purchasing frameworks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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