Fractional executives in Washington DC
The Virtual C-Suite provides a fractional general counsel, a fractional CIO and a fractional chief security officer to owner-led companies in Washington DC with 10 to 150 employees. Two partners are based in Maryland within an hour of the District and meet DC clients in person; the third, a 25-year FBI veteran, joins on scheduled on-site days and remotely.
Can a DC company get fractional executives who come to the office?
Yes. Our monthly leadership meeting is in person by default for clients in the District. David Moore (general counsel) and Duane Epperly (CIO) are based in Montgomery County, Maryland, and meet clients in the District; Daniel Ramos (chief security officer) comes in for assessments and scheduled days.
What is different about DC companies?
Many of the companies that call us from the District are government contractors, associations, consultancies and firms that serve federal agencies. They face security questionnaires, CMMC or FedRAMP-adjacent requirements, facility security expectations and contracts with data clauses that their general-practice lawyer has never seen. That is the combination of legal, technology and security work our three seats exist for.
What does a fractional executive cost in DC?
Our retainers are published: $2,500 to $14,000 a month per seat and $6,000 to $35,000 a month for all three, the same in the District as in Maryland. Full-time comparators in the DC market run $250,000 to $600,000 a year fully loaded for one seat.
Which seat do DC companies usually start with?
Government contractors usually start with the CIO for compliance and the general counsel for the contracts. Associations and firms with a public-facing office in the District often start with the chief security officer. If you are not sure, the 30-minute call sizes it.
The three seats
