Built by a veteran. Led by judgment.

Acacia Lake Consulting was founded on a single conviction: that the most consequential decisions deserve advisors who treat them with the gravity they deserve. The firm is led by a veteran principal and an analytically rigorous operations leader whose careers span force protection, scientific research, military service, and the disciplined execution of high-stakes work.

Founding Principal

The firm, in his own words.

CISSO · CDFE

Cesar Cuevas

Co-Founder & Managing Principal

Chief Warrant Officer, Texas State Guard Texas State Trooper · South Texas Region Field Director, Texas DPSOA

Cesar Cuevas is a multidomain security leader and federal active-duty veteran with a distinguished record across military, law enforcement, and operational security. As Chief Warrant Officer with the Texas State Guard, he serves as Force Protection Operations OIC for Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency border security initiative in the Brownsville Sector.

Designations CISSO, CDFE

Education B.S. Criminal Justice / Police Science
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Practice Focus Force Protection · InfoSec · OpSec
Oilfield Emergency Management
Physical Security · Insider Threat

PhD · LP

Elizabeth Cuevas

Co-Founder & Director of Operations

Major, Texas State Guard Accomplished Executive & Operations Leader Public & Private Sector Experience

Elizabeth Cuevas is an accomplished executive and operations leader whose career bridges scientific rigor, operational discipline, and military service. A Major in the Texas State Guard, she holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University and graduate training in Epidemiology from UTHealth Houston — bringing a uniquely analytical mind to problems that demand both data-driven precision and on-the-ground execution.

Designations PhD, LP

Education Ph.D., Texas A&M · M.S., UTHealth Houston
B.S. Microbiology, Texas Tech University

Practice Focus Operations · Market Research
Legal Practice Operations
Grant Writing · Data Analysis

The standards that define the firm.

The firm exists because the work we do — security, operations, legal practice, emergency response — requires both the discipline of the field and the rigor of the lab. Neither alone is sufficient. Together, they are formidable.

Field-Tested Judgment

Decisions made under operational pressure — on active wellsites, in interagency command, in the line of duty — inform every recommendation we give. Theory is welcome, but it earns its place only after it survives contact with reality.

Analytical Discipline

Every engagement is anchored in evidence, not anecdote. We measure what matters, document our methodology, and say what the data actually says — even when the answer isn't what was hoped for.

Bilingual & Bicultural

Headquartered in Brownsville, Texas, with active operations across the U.S.–Mexico border region, we navigate the linguistic, regulatory, and cultural complexities of South Texas and beyond — fluently, and with respect for both sides of the line.

Discretion by Default

Most of our engagements are conducted under NDA. We do not publish client names. We do not name-drop. The clients who hire us value advisors who can be trusted with information that matters — and we earn that trust by keeping it.

Technology as a Force Multiplier

We embrace AI-assisted analysis and advanced tools to accelerate insight and decision-making. But technology amplifies judgment, it does not replace it. The final call always rests with human expertise and accountability.

Institutional Background

UTRGV

University · BS

Texas DPS

State Trooper

Texas State Guard

Chief Warrant Officer

Texas DPSOA

Field Director

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