Leadership
Built by people who have lived this work.
ClearPath GRC is led by practitioners, not platform marketers. Our team has sat across from assessors, read the source documents, and watched compliance programs pass or fail in the field.
Founder
Fred Powell
U.S. Army Veteran · IT & Compliance Leader
Fred Powell is an Army veteran, IT and compliance leader, and founder of ClearPath GRC. His background includes supporting technology operations in federal and enterprise environments, including work connected to the Department of State and NASA. He has hands-on experience with Microsoft 365, Azure, security operations, vendor risk, audit readiness, SOC 2 evidence, and CMMC documentation workflows.
After seeing how difficult and expensive compliance readiness can be for small businesses, Fred built ClearPath GRC to make CMMC readiness more practical, guided, and affordable.
How we run the work.
Evidence over intent
Assessors don’t grade effort. They grade what’s in the file. Every capability in ClearPath is built to produce evidence that survives scrutiny.
Methodology over mystery
Good compliance work is defensible and explainable. Our methodology is shared with clients under NDA and delivered to assessors on request.
Scope over speed
A certification rushed through shortcuts is a False Claims Act filing waiting to happen. We move fast, but never at the cost of accuracy.
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Fred or a member of the team will walk through your current posture, identify gaps, and scope what an engagement would look like.
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