Josh Bonham

About Josh Bonham

I’ve spent my career helping companies scale beyond the founder. Building the operational systems, teams, and structures that turn chaos into momentum.Today, I’m the COO & Co-Founder of Tacilent, an AI platform that gives organizations real-time visibility into their risk across cybersecurity, operational, financial, people, technology, and reputation domains. We\'re replacing slow, reactive risk assessments with an always-on intelligence system that makes risk understandable, actionable, and part of everyday decision-making.My background is blue-collar roots → tech-enabled operations → co-founding and scaling a tech-enabled manufacturing company to nearly $40M ARR in three years. Everything I’ve learned, from job sites with my dad to leading high-velocity teams, comes down to one thing:Systems determine freedom.When companies build scalable operations, leaders can grow, teams can execute, and the business becomes bigger than any one person.I’m obsessed with:• building operational engines that scale• simplifying complexity• designing systems that create leverage• leading with empathy, clarity, and ownershipMost importantly—I’m driven by my family. My spouse grounds me. My son changed my life in the best ways imaginable.Now I’m all-in on building Tacilent into the world’s most trusted AI risk platform, and helping organizations operate with the clarity and confidence they’ve never had before.

Experience

1. COO and Co-founder

   Tacilent

   Aug 2025 — Present

   Tacilent is an AI risk-intelligence company founded by former FBI professionals and global risk experts from the Big Four consulting firms. Clarity in chaos comes from predicting risk, preventing loss, and protecting the bottom line. Our RiskAIQ™ platform empowers organizations to anticipate threats before they become losses by blending advanced machine learning and cognitive AI with national-security tradecraft to forecast internal (operations, people, tech, cyber) and external (regulation, supply chain, reputation, geopolitical) risks. RiskAIQ™ quantifies risk in dollar terms and provides clear, actionable recommendations. Headquartered in Atlanta, Tacilent empowers enterprises and government partners to assess, predict, and respond to risk with speed, accuracy, and confidence.

Education

• University of the Cumberlands

  BS, Business

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Digital Printing
• Direct Mail
• Print Management
• Order Fulfillment
• Warehousing
• Inventory
• Variable Data Printing
• Inventory Management
• Sales
• Marketing
• Customer Service
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Pre-Press
• Management
• Account Management
• Leadership
• Print
• Color Management
• Packaging
• Direct Marketing
• Project Planning
• B2b
• Marketing Communications
• Print on Demand
• Bindery
• Program Management
• Email Marketing
• Leadership Development
• Packaging Design
• Business-to-Business (B2b)