Tysons Corner, Virginia – September 25, 2026 – growth[period], a global strategic advisory firm serving public- and private-sector clients, today announced that Brigadier General Marcela Monahan, U.S. Marine Corps (retired), has joined the firm as a Strategic Client Advisor.
Gen. Monahan brings 31 years of U.S. Marine Corps leadership and a distinguished post-military career advising defense and commercial clients on business development, force readiness, and international program development to her new role within growth[period]. During her Marine Corps career, she held senior command and staff positions spanning capability development, personnel management, engineering, and joint operations.
Among her leadership roles, Gen. Monahan served as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-7 Engineers for Multi-National Force-West in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, and as Director of the Joint Capabilities Assessment & Integration Division, where she advised the Assistant Commandant on Marine Corps, Joint, and Combatant Commander capability and programmatic priorities. She also served as Assistant Deputy Commandant, Combat Development & Integration, responsible for developing fully integrated Marine Corps warfighting capabilities across doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, and personnel.
Gen. Monahan later served as Director of Manpower Management, directing personnel policy and budgeting for the 190,000-person Marine Corps force. Following her retirement from military service, she held industry positions at DRS Technologies, AM General, Amazon, and Booz Allen Hamilton. She also developed U.S. and Latin American multinational tactical mobility programs in partnership with senior Latin American political and military leadership.
As a Strategic Client Advisor for growth[period], Gen. Monahan will support clients in business development and strategic growth, drawing on her expertise in military doctrine, force readiness, security requirements integration, foreign military sales, capacity building, sustainment programs, and international relations. Her extensive military and industry experience will provide valuable perspective as she advises clients pursuing growth opportunities across the defense and international markets.
Gen. Monahan is a member of the International Leadership Texas Board of Directors and the Arizona State University Flag Officer Advisory Council. She also serves as a Team Rubicon Grey Shirt, devoting a great deal of time and effort to disaster response and recovery.
About growth[period]
For more than 19 years, growth[period]’s management consulting, business development, global risk, and strategy and transaction advisory services have focused on helping companies in highly regulated industries achieve their growth goals. We are nationally recognized as a leading provider to growing and established firms seeking assistance to complete sophisticated corporate and technology transactions; manage entry into the federal government contracting industry; assist with navigating the federal marketplace; represent them in partnering agreements; and advise them on diligence matters. With deep roots globally, growth[period] has more than 90 experts and offices in multiple markets across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit www.growthprd.com.
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