About

AT A GLANCE:
CEO, Intelligence & National Security Directions LLC

RESEARCH AREAS:
• Intelligence Enterprise
• National Security Leadership
• Higher Education & National Security

BIOGRAPHY:
Manolis Priniotakis is CEO of Intelligence & National Security Directions LLC, an advisory firm delivering consulting, publishing, events, and education in the intelligence and national security domains. A retired member of the Senior National Intelligence Service, he previously served as Vice President for Research and Engagement at the National Intelligence University, where he oversaw a $50M+ budget, managed external partnerships, and advanced intelligence innovation.

Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at the President's Daily Brief within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and at the Department of Energy's Office of Intelligence & Counterintelligence. He also serves as an adjunct professor with multiple universities, teaching intelligence, national security, and policy with a focus on bridging academic theory and professional practice. 

PUBLICATIONS:
COVID and Intelligence: Corrections, Overcorrections, and the Status Quo Ante in A World Emerging from Pandemic: Implications for Intelligence and National Security. National Intelligence Press, 2022.