About US
EXPERIENCE YOU CAN COUNT ON
Via Stella, LLC is a women-owned advisory firm headquartered in Annandale, Virginia. We support public-sector, private-sector, and nonprofit organizations operating where mission, risk, policy, and execution intersect.
Via Stella means “by way of the star.” The name reflects our approach: helping leaders find direction in complex environments, align people around a shared purpose, and move forward with confidence.
We bring together strategic thinking, operational experience, and practical problem-solving to help organizations strengthen security, resilience, performance, and readiness.
At Via Stella LLC, we constantly push ourselves to be our best, we focus on solutions, and we arrive every day inspired to make an impact through our talents, passion and hard work. We believe teamwork is necessary to achieve greatness. We’re committed to helping our customers by working together with equal parts humility and ambition.
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If you’re looking to partner with a team with a proven track record, who can bring people together, create buy-in, and light the spark, connect with Via Stella today.
Our Leader
Bridget E. Bean, Chief Executive Officer
An enterprise operator built for complex, high-stakes environments.
Bridget Bean is an accomplished federal senior executive with three and a half decades of leadership across mission-critical national security, emergency management, cybersecurity, continuity, and enterprise operations. As Executive Director and Acting Director of CISA, she led the nation's cybersecurity agency through a presidential transition, sustained operational delivery under intense public scrutiny, and served as National Coordinator for Infrastructure Security across a $3 billion enterprise of 3,500 employees.
Her prior senior roles include presidential appointments at FEMA, where she served as Assistant Administrator for the Grants Program Directorate and Acting Deputy Administrator for Resilience, integrating cybersecurity preparedness with continuity and hazard response across a $500M, 1,600-person portfolio.
She held seven additional SES positions over twenty-one years at the U.S. Small Business Administration, culminating as Deputy Chief Operating Officer.
Today, as CEO of Via Stella, Bridget advises policy organizations, private-sector clients, and industry partners on homeland and national security strategy, cybersecurity governance, and operational resilience. She is a recognized expert and frequent television commentator on cybersecurity, immigration, critical infrastructure, and global conflict, and she serves as a Visiting Fellow with The Heritage Foundation.
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A trusted public-facing leader, media-tested spokesperson, and CEO-caliber operator prepared to guide organizations through growth, resilience, transformation, and operational excellence.