Ishan Hill
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Open-Source Intelligence, Risk Assessment, and Due Diligence Specialist
United States
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Jobs
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Senior Risk AnalystExlog GlobalJan 2026 - Current (8 months)Exlog is a veteran-owned boutique risk management company, providing programmatic solutions that enhance client organizational resilience through global monitoring, sustained communications, protective intelligence, risk advisory and assessments, managed risk programs, and critical incident response, worldwide.- Risk AnalystExlog GlobalJan 2024 - Dec 2025 (2 years)Exlog is a veteran-owned boutique risk management company, providing programmatic solutions that enhance client organizational resilience through global monitoring, sustained communications, protective intelligence, risk advisory and assessments, managed risk programs, and critical incident response, worldwide.
- Strategic Business Partner at MetaMetaJan 2023 - Jul 2023 (7 months)Interviewed key decision-makers at Meta to gather information and write intelligence briefs on physical security risks on behalf of Meta’s Global Security department. Lead presentations and meetings with senior decision-makers to promote the products and services of Meta’s Global Security department. Conducted research and analysis related to internal physical security measures.
- Intelligence AnalystWolfpack IntelligenceJan 2021 - Jan 2023 (2 years 1 month)Used OSINT, digital HUMINT, compliance software, and legal searches to successfully conduct investigations, enhanced due diligence, and market research on international firms. Responsible for interfacing with clients and presenting findings through intelligence briefs, long-form reports, and presentations. Hired and managed in-country researchers and experts on company due diligence and market research. Specialized in researching the defense/aerospace, legal, pharmaceutical, and construction industries. Conducted specialized multi-lingual OSINT research including in German, Spanish, French, Czech, Albanian, and Thai.
- Team Leader and AnalystCycurityDec 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 1 month)I managed a team of five community managers and coordinated engagement strategies on a large-scale marketing campaign across multiple social media platforms. As an analyst, I conducted WEBINT and OSINT-based investigations. I was responsible for monitoring and analyzing relevant geo-political developments, social events, and shifts in public opinion. I worked cross-functionally with the company’s IT and psychological insights departments to develop digital assets and engagement strategies for my team. I leveraged OSINT/WEBINT to conduct investigations and threat assessments on behalf of various clients.
- Research AssistantInternational Institute for Counter TerrorismMar 2017 - Apr 2018 (1 year 2 months)I co-developed an OSINT-based blue-team simulation, designed to help international law enforcement officials develop better responses to terror events. We conducted in-depth target vulnerability analysis using OSINT, as well as research on weapons acquisition on the dark web via Tor. We presented this research and simulation at the ICT 2017 World Summit on Counter-Terrorism for a group of international security experts and police officials. I helped author a research paper with Dr. Eran Shadach, Dr. Michael Barak, and Dr. Eitan Azani on the psychology of Middle-Eastern terrorist groups (published in January 2021). Conducted OSINT research on individuals convicted of terrorism offenses to develop background profiles. Research Dark Web w
- IResearch AssistantInstitute for Policy and Strategy IDC HerzliyaMar 2017 - Nov 2017 (9 months)I assisted Dr. Amnon Cavari in research on U.S. Presidential public approval. I helped design a statistical model to better understand President Obama’s public approval and compiled data sets using Excel and SPSS.
- FPrivate TutorFranklin University SwitzerlandJan 2013 - Apr 2016 (3 years 4 months)Tutored international students in writing essays for courses in Business Management, Marketing, English, and International Studies.
- Private TutorFranklin SwitzerlandJan 2013 - Apr 2016 (3 years 4 months)Tutored international students in writing essays for courses in Business Management, Marketing, English, and International Studies.
Education
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- Master of Arts (MA, Government - Counter-Terrorism and Homeland SecurityReichman UniversityJan 2016 - Dec 2018 (3 years)
- FBachelor's degree, International Management & a minor in Studio Art.Franklin University SwitzerlandJan 2012 - Dec 2016 (5 years)
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Awards
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- FDeans ListFranklin University SwitzerlandMay 2016Dean's List
- BBlack Sash in Tien Shan Pai Kung FuBody Balance Kung Fu and Tai ChiAug 2014After 5 years of training, I earned my Black Sash (belt) in Tien Shan Pai Kung Fu. I feel honored to carry on the legacy of the Tien Shan Pai lineage.
- BBoys State - California 2010Boys StateJul 2010I was chosen as one of two Boys State delegates from Nevada County to attend the 2010 conference.
Publications
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- AA psychological typology of terror organizationsAggression and violent behaviorJan 2021Understanding the motivations, intentions, and capabilities of terror organizations is highly important to understanding and assessing the risk they present, and to implement effective counter-terror measures. Currently, research of terror organizations consists of designated areas such as economy, security, cyber, and media. Despite ample research on the psychology of the individual terrorist, research regarding the terror organization as a group entity is scarce. The present paper thus presents an exploratory typology, based on both individual and group psychology, which is designed to provide a psychological assessment of terror organizations. Applying a deductive thematic analysis approach, the profiles of three terror organizations: He
- TLaw Enforcement and Counter-Terrorism Policing: Blue Team ExerciseThe International Institute for Counter Terrorism World Summit on Counter TerrorismSep 2017A hands-on, tactical analysis of the “on-the-ground” situation, this workshop focused on the issues of policing in the world of terrorism. We presented a simulated terror attack operation developed using open-source intelligence. The purpose of the exercise was to examine the pros and cons of methods and to analyze the dilemmas that policing units are confronted with when responding to an attack. Questions of jurisdiction, of command and control, of mitigation and recovery were discussed; aiming at creating the dialogue between policing and counter-terror actors, before such dialogue is operationally imperative. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the exercise or presentation, please contact the ICT head office.