Tyson’s Corner, Virginia – August 7, 2025 – growth[period], a provider of business development and transaction advisory services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Dwayne Lockett has joined the firm as a Strategic Client Advisor. Based out of growth[period]’s Virginia office, Mr. Locket will draw from over 29 years of distinguished federal service spanning the Federal Bureau of Investigation (2012–present), United States Secret Service (2000–2012), United States Army Reserve (2011-2012), and United States Marine Corps (1996–2000) to advise and work with clients on strategic approaches for growth and development.
Lockett currently serves as a Supervisory Special Agent at the FBI, where he provided operational and administrative guidance on complex criminal, counterterrorism, and counterintelligence matters. He is a certified Crisis Management Coordinator, Emotional Intelligence Leadership Instructor, and Adjunct Faculty member for the FBI, with additional expertise in tactical leadership, surveillance, and critical incident response. His prior assignments include serving in the Presidential Protection Division, where he was responsible for devising and executing tactical security plans for high-level domestic and international events. Mr. Lockett is a certified firefighter, HAZMAT responder, and former nationally registered tactical paramedic. He holds a Master of Arts in Intelligence and a Bachelor of Arts in Homeland Security and Emergency & Disaster Management from American Public University and has been recognized with numerous commendations, including the Presidential Support Badge and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
Lockett joins growth[period]’s innovative Strategic Advisory Team, which offers clients experience-based, actionable, and business-focused advice. As an experienced executive, he will help growth[period]’s clients develop and prioritize practical approaches and solutions suited to each client’s unique culture, circumstances, and business development needs. growth[period]’s Strategic Advisory Program supports clients at every stage, whether the client is a high-growth start-up, a late-stage company preparing for a transaction, or a multinational public company. Similarly, the program is intended to support companies ranging from those with no or limited business development resources to those with well-established growth/transaction teams. For more information, visit growth[period] at www.growthprd.com.
About growth[period]
For more than 18 years, growth[period]’s management consulting, business development, strategy and transaction advisory services have focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the federal contractors and commercial businesses hoping to enter the federal marketplace. The firm is nationally recognized as a leading provider to growing and established clients 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/or advise them on diligence matters. With deep roots globally, growth[period] has more than 50 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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