Bent Ear Solutions CEO Chris McIntosh Named to NSBA Leadership Council

RICHMOND, Virginia (June 12, 2023) -- Chris McIntosh , Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bent Ear Solutions, was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. NSBA is the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization and operates on a staunchly nonpartisan basis. McIntosh, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from across the country as they work to promote the interests of small business to policymakers in Washington, D.C.

“As a small and growing business owner, I see daily the importance of being involved and active when it comes to laws and regulation,” stated McIntosh. “Joining NSBA’s Leadership Council will enable me to take our collective small-business message to the people that need to hear it most: Congress.”

Mr. McIntosh served as an officer in the U.S. Navy before becoming the Operations Director for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Emergency Management.?He later joined ESRI as their Global Director of Public Safety and Homeland Security and co-founded Bent Ear Solutions in 2018. He has a master’s degree in Homeland Security from Virginia Commonwealth University and an undergraduate degree from Penn State University.

McIntosh joined the NSBA Leadership Council as part of his efforts to tackle the many critical issues facing small business, including tax reform, regulatory restraint, health care costs and how access to capital will impact small business. The NSBA Leadership Council is focused on providing valuable networking between small-business advocates from across the country while ensuring small business a seat at the table as Congress and regulators take up key small-business proposals.

“I am proud to have Chris McIntosh as part of our Leadership Council,” stated NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. “He came to us highly recommended, and I look forward to our coordinated efforts for years to come.”

Bent Ear Solutions helps organizations leverage their existing technology investments to maximize efficiency and increase situational and operational awareness. Bent Ear Solutions also assists in developing standard operating procedures to align technology and personnel for more effective and sustainable data driven decision support. For more information, visit www.bent-ear.com.

For more information on the NSBA Leadership Council, please visit www.nsba.biz.

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