Who We Are

Searchlight is a growing team of military veterans and business professionals dedicated to ensuring a brighter, cleaner, and more secure future.

The company was founded by two brothers who served as intelligence officers in the U.S. Marines and experienced firsthand the value of ground truth to inform high-stakes decisions.

Integrity, reliability, and safety are at the core of our culture. We will never compromise on those principles.

Leadership Team

Ben Kallas

Chief Executive Officer

Ben began his career as a Marine Corps ground intelligence officer. Following a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, he transitioned to become a reconnaissance officer.

He left the Marines to attend Harvard Business School.

Sam Kallas

Chief Operating Officer

Sam began his career as a Marine Corps counterintelligence / human intelligence (CI/HUMINT) officer. He led 3d CI/HUMINT Company in Okinawa, Japan, then became an intelligence instructor.

He left the Marines to attend Kellogg School of Management.