Associate Director, GRC & Security Awareness
Intelligence expert turned cyber operations leader with 15 years of experience across national defense and the private sector — building programs that protect organizations without sacrificing culture.
"Principled motivator with a record of inspiring progress without sacrificing morale."
Rachel began her career as a Senior Counterterrorism Intelligence Officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency, where she authored the 2014 U.S. Military Operational Plan for Iraq — a document later presented to President Barack Obama. She correctly predicted ISIS's territorial advance with 90% accuracy.
She transitioned that tradecraft into the private sector, leading security operations, threat intelligence, insider risk programs, and concierge advisory practices across Fortune 500 companies. Today she serves as Associate Director for GRC and Security Awareness at nVent, expanding a culture of security across a global organization.
Rachel is also an Adjunct Professor at SET University in Lviv, Ukraine, teaching the required Insider Threat Program Management course for the Masters in Cyber Defense — voted best course of 2024.
15 years applying rigorous IC standards to analysis — bias control, sourcing, strategic warning, and estimative language — now applied to corporate threat environments.
From scratch: a CI & Insider Risk program protecting quantum computing trade secrets. A SOC practice with AI-enhanced playbooks. An advisory content library built at scale.
Operational experience in Iraq, the National Capital Region, and remote teaching in Ukraine. Arabic language skills. Fluent in the geopolitics that shape today's threat landscape.
Highest employee engagement scores in department. 7 engineering teams managed with above-benchmark retention. Open to opportunities that reward ethics alongside results.
Teaches the next generation of cyber defenders as an Adjunct Professor. Voted best course at SET University 2024. Designs curriculum that connects theory to real business risk.
Deep expertise in NIST RMF, 800-53, 800-171, CUI/CDI frameworks, and building governance structures that scale across complex, global organizations.
Open to opportunities that reward ethics as well as achievement of security outcomes. Let's talk.