Our Team

John "Doc" Holiday is a national security and intelligence leader with nearly three decades of service across U.S. Special Operations, the Department of Defense intelligence community, and senior state government command. As Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and the Commonwealth's Homeland Security Advisor, he stood up the state's first Unmanned Aerial Systems and counter-UAS programs, established the first dedicated cyber security function inside the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, and led critical infrastructure resilience across the sixteen federally designated sectors.

His peers, the Homeland Security Advisors of each state, territory, and commonwealth, elected him to the leadership of the National Governors Association Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council. The election itself reflected national peer recognition of his work shaping homeland security policy and engaging federal law enforcement agencies, academic institutions, and government and private sector partners on emerging threats and strategy.

Before his state command, Doc served in U.S. Special Operations and as a Counterintelligence Special Agent in Charge and Operations Officer within the Department of Defense, directing counterintelligence missions in high-threat environments across Europe, Africa, and other combatant theaters supporting the global war on terror.

Today, Doc applies that record to deliver organizations the asymmetric solutions, strategic clarity, and operational precision once reserved for the highest tiers of government.

Karl Dunlop introduces a formidable synthesis of elite military intelligence experience and high-value international commercial expertise to SAS Global X's expansion initiatives. A native of the United Kingdom and a former RAF "Squint", Karl's foundational career in advanced intelligence analysis forged his ability to rapidly interpret chaotic environments, quantify risk, and execute informed, high-stakes decisions.

These uncompromising analytical skills translate directly into the orchestration of multi-million dollar strategic partnerships and international corporate dealmaking. In the private sector, Karl has cultivated a flawless reputation for building impenetrable commercial networks across the EMEA and APAC corridors.

He leverages his operational pedigree to validate strategic investments, engineer critical infrastructure alliances, and facilitate highly complex, cross-border frameworks for both sovereign governments and massive corporate entities. Under his direction, SAS Global X's clients navigate volatile global markets with absolute confidence and elite discretion.