Randy Beardsworth

Randy Beardsworth is a General Partner for the Hivers & Strivers Capital and has served on the board of several portfolio companies.
Randy had a full career in the U.S.
Coast Guard and a second career in the Department of Homeland Security.
He brings over 30 years of strategic, policy, and operational experience, with expertise in maritime security, maritime domain awareness, border and transportation security, law enforcement, and immigration policy.
In his capacity as CEO of Catalyst Maritime, he advised select clients on interactions with government agencies and lent his expertise as a subject matter expert on interesting several critical projects.
Randy's Policy career began as a National Security Fellow at the Kennedy School at Harvard University.
He was also a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
He has served on the National Security Council staff under three presidents, primarily as Director of Defense Policy with a portfolio that included general defense policy, ocean issues, and military health issues.
Beardsworth served as Chief Operating Officer for the Border and Transportation Security Directorate when the Department of Homeland Security was first stood up.
He later served as Acting Under Secretary of the Directorate.
He also served as Assistant Secretary for Strategic Plans at the Department of Homeland Security where he created a long-range vision for DHS.
He also oversaw DHS’s counterterrorism strategic planning.
He received his undergraduate degree from US Coast Guard Academy, a graduate degree from Harvard Kennedy School of Government and an MBA from the University of Colorado Boulder.