Which companies does Kent Frantzve currently work for or advise?
Executive summary
Available reporting identifies Kent Frantzve as a businessman and investor who founded CKF Group, LLC and who has been described in various outlets as having past roles tied to defense industry firms such as Raytheon Israel or AzTech International; those characterizations appear in different outlets but the sources do not all agree on his current active positions [1] [2] [3].
1. What the reporting actually says about his corporate roles
Times Now’s profile states Kent Frantzve “founded CKF Group, LLC,” presenting him as a businessman and investor associated with that private investment firm [1]. Other outlets and posts attribute prior defense-industry links to him: IBTimes and social posts report he “headed up Raytheon Israel” and that a resurfaced personal video generated attention tied to that claim [2]. A blog-like profile on I Love Information traces Frantzve’s ties to defense consulting — mentioning AzTech International — while portraying him as a figure with a mix of defense, consulting and investment activity [3]. Those are the specific corporate names that reporters and commentators currently attach to him [1] [2] [3].
2. Inconsistencies and how sources differ
The outlets do not present a consistent, sourced corporate résumé. Times Now singles out CKF Group, LLC as the firm he founded [1]. IBTimes and viral commentators assert he “headed up Raytheon Israel,” a far more prominent corporate affiliation that IBTimes attributes to social-media claims [2]. The I Love Information piece adds AzTech International to the mix and frames his biography with broader — and sometimes speculative — narrative details [3]. The differences suggest some combination of confirmed business ownership (CKF Group) and contested or less-verified defense-sector connections (Raytheon Israel, AzTech) across the reporting [1] [2] [3].
3. What the sources do not confirm
None of the provided reports offer contemporaneous documentation — such as corporate filings, executive bios from the companies named, or direct statements from the firms — that prove Frantzve “currently works for or advises” Raytheon Israel or AzTech International; they present those ties as assertion or background rather than substantiated, current appointments [2] [3]. Available sources do not mention a complete, dated list of all companies he presently advises, nor do they provide employment records or advisory agreements that would definitively list his current corporate clients [1] [3] [2].
4. Two reasonable readings of the record
One reading, grounded in the clearest assertion, is that Frantzve is the founder of CKF Group, LLC and is therefore tied to that private investment firm [1]. An alternative reading accounts for social-media-driven reporting and niche blogs that connect him to defense consulting and to roles described as having headed up Raytheon Israel or ties to AzTech — but those accounts rely on secondary reporting and viral posts rather than primary corporate disclosures in the cited sources [2] [3].
5. Why the ambiguity matters (and who benefits from it)
When public figures are linked to defense contractors or national-security work, the claims acquire political charge; outlets and commentators may amplify or speculate because the associations feed narratives about influence, ideology or insider networks. The viral framing around Frantzve’s past video and alleged corporate ties has been used by partisan commentators to stoke controversy, while profile pieces emphasize family background and investment status — two different agendas present in the available materials [2] [3] [1].
6. What to check next for confirmation
To resolve the record, seek primary evidence: corporate filings for CKF Group, LLC; executive directories or press statements from Raytheon Israel and AzTech International; LinkedIn or similar resumes tied directly to Kent Frantzve; and public records of advisory agreements. The current reporting cites CKF Group clearly but treats other high-profile ties as claims or background, not as unequivocal, documented current appointments [1] [2] [3].
Limitations: this analysis relies only on the provided reports. If you want, I can search for primary documents (company filings, press releases) or broader media reporting to confirm present-day advisory roles.