A former Central Intelligence Agency officer, Chris has over two decades of experience conducting sophisticated fact-finding and intelligence-collection investigations for government agencies, law firms, and corporate clients.
Chris helps clients uncover hidden insights that enable smarter, more effective decision-making in the context of high-stakes disputes, internal or external threats, and significant investments and transactions. Chris has expertise in strategic intelligence collection, physical and reputational risk analysis and threat mitigation, fraud and corruption investigations, white collar criminal defense and complex litigation support, multi-jurisdictional due diligence, and cyber investigations. Chris has led engagements on six continents, serving non-profit organizations and family offices as well as clients in a wide range of industries, including entertainment, media and technology, retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and education.
Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Chris worked for nine years at a global corporate intelligence and investigations firm in New York as a senior practitioner and case manager. Chris worked for several years as the company’s director of research, building a team of researchers for the investigations and risk advisory practice, and led the company’s learning committee, rising to the position of head of business intelligence for the Americas.
Before joining the private sector, Chris spent a decade conducting national security investigations and intelligence analysis for the Central Intelligence Agency, New York City Police Department, and Department of Energy.
Chris served as senior counterintelligence analyst at the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, investigating and evaluating espionage-related, terrorist, and insider threats, and producing both strategic risk assessments and tactical reporting.
Chris worked for the Intelligence Division of the New York City Police Department, supervising a team of counterterrorism analysts. While at NYPD, Chris coordinated reviews of counterterrorism investigations to identify gaps, promulgated advanced analytic techniques, and served as the daily intelligence briefer to the NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence.
Chris started his career at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he served as an intelligence analyst focused on counterproliferation, and a daily intelligence briefer to the National Security Council, Department of State, and National Nuclear Security Administration.
