Constellis

Constellis

Type	Private
Industry	Security & risk management consulting, private security, defense contracting
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Reston, Virginia, United States
Services	Security management, part and full time risk management consulting, crisis management
Revenue	Unknown
Net income	Unknown
Number of employees	8,000+
Website	Constellis

Constellis is a private security company that provides integrated security, mission support and risk management services to corporate, government and nonprofit clients. The firm was founded in May 2003 by U.S. Army Special Forces veterans, including former Delta Force personnel. Among others, it is staffed by a number of former Army Special Operations personnel, SEALs, Rangers, MARSOC (Marine Corps Special Operations), MSG (Marine Security Guards), and a small select few law enforcement officers. Currently, over 5,000 employees work for Triple Canopy and it has also acquired Academi (formerly known as Blackwater) in 2014 which was vilified and criticized for the involvement of its employees in unjustified paramilitary operations, such as the Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad for which four guards were convicted in a U.S. court.

Triple Canopy was incorporated in Chicago but now maintains its headquarters in Reston, Virginia. The firm's website states that it provides security services to "government agencies, corporations and non-governmental organizations across the globe". A review of Triple Canopy operations in Iraq conducted by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) stated that the firm’s personnel were a "well-trained, professional workforce with significant prior experience" in military and law enforcement.

The name "Triple Canopy" was initially chosen to refer to the layered canopies in the jungles where some of the key founding members received training. Also, the name refers to the distinction among U.S. Army personnel wearing the Airborne, Ranger, and Special Forces tabs, if authorized, when assigned to Special Forces units.