Defense Funding in 2026: A Conversation with Shelly Stoneman

ABOUT SHELLY:

Shelly Stoneman is a national security leader with more than 27 years of experience at the highest levels of government and industry. She has held senior roles in the Department of Defense, the White House, and both the House and Senate. For roughly half her career, she also served in C-suite positions leading government affairs at Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems, advising CEOs on how to navigate impediments, shape outcomes, and secure successful contracts. In short: she knows how the system works, where it breaks, and how to move through it.

ABOUT STONEPOINT SOLUTIONS:

StonePoint Solutions offers fractional, holistic, go-to-market support to help you meet your compliance requirements. Their partnerships with strategic advisors, business development firms, lobbyists, and legal experts enable tailored support that reflects each client’s technical maturity, risk profile, and growth goals. StonePoint Solutions serves as a central coordinating point, helping founders and leadership teams make informed decisions and execute efficiently. Their advisors act as a quarterback for the founder’s team, coordinating expertise, sequencing actions, and supporting execution so companies can focus on delivering mission-relevant solutions. StonePoint Solutions works with companies at every stage of their compliance journey, from fully commercial organizations exploring government opportunities for the first time to more advanced entrants managing complex requirements such as CMMC Level 2, FedRAMP readiness, export licensing, and secure facility access. They design customized, a la carte solutions drawn from a trusted network of compliance, legal, security, and operational partners.