Kris Goldsmith is the nation's most recognized authority on the targeting of
American troops and veterans with disinformation and extremist recruiting efforts by hostile foreign and domestic entities. After leaving the US Army at the rank of sergeant in 2007, he became a top advocate in PTSD treatment and suicide prevention, founding High Ground Veterans Advocacy, which trains veterans to lead movements to shape federal law and regulations. As the Chief Investigator and Associate Director for Policy and Government Affairs for Vietnam Veterans of America, he led the successful campaign to remove the expiration date of veterans' education benefits, creating the Forever GI Bill and his work inspired two congressional investigations into the effects of disinformation and extremism on veterans. Goldsmith earned a degree from Columbia University in 2020 while working full-time for VVA and running High Ground Veterans Advocacy. Immediately following the attack against the Capitol on January 6, 2021, he founded Sparverius, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business which employs veterans in detecting and disrupting disinformation and extremism campaigns that seek to erode Americas democracy.