Shawnee Delaney has joined the National Military Intelligence Foundation’s (NMIF) Board of Directors. The organization welcomed her in a LinkedIn post, highlighting a career that spans frontline intelligence operations, corporate security leadership, and national-level risk management.
Delaney currently serves as founder and CEO of Vaillance Group and co-hosts the YouTube series Control Room, where she breaks down emerging security and intelligence issues for a broad audience. Her path to NMIF’s board began with nearly a decade of service at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), where she worked as a decorated Case Officer conducting clandestine human intelligence (HUMINT) operations across the globe. Her assignments included four combat-zone tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, ultimately leading her to serve as both a Detachment Chief and a Supervisory Branch Chief.
Following her DIA service, Delaney transitioned into critical infrastructure protection at the Department of Homeland Security with the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT). She later moved into the private sector, where she built insider threat programs at major companies including Uber and Merck Pharmaceuticals. Her expertise has since made her a trusted advisor to governments, multinational corporations, and startups seeking to mitigate insider risks and improve organizational security.
Delaney is a frequent commentator and contributor on national security, cybersecurity, and insider threat issues, with work appearing in or cited by outlets such as USA Today, Business Insider, The Hill, Spyscape, the Financial Times, Fox Business, and The Cipher Brief. Her academic background includes master’s degrees in counterterrorism/counterproliferation and cybersecurity, and she is completing a third in industrial-organizational psychology.
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