Christopher is the Director of Competitive Intelligence at Blackbird.AI where he and his team help the leadership and commercial teams better understand this new and evolving industry of narrative intelligence. He has almost 20 years of experience in intelligence and security and has assisted the Fortune 100 and high net-worth individuals with their most sensitive security and reputational issues. Chris has spent much of his career utilizing open-source information and proprietary software to clarify difficult-to-understand issues. In addition to private-side intelligence, Chris has done significant contract work for the Department of Defense, United States Secret Service, FEMA, and other government agencies. Chris holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University at Buffalo and a Master’s in Applied Intelligence from Mercyhurst University.