Team
Meet our team of analysts, strategists, consultants and policy advisers
Chris Pallaris
Chris Pallaris is the founder and Director of i-intelligence. He heads the company's advisory practice, serving as a strategist and policy advisor to governments, international organisations and the private sector. In addition to his consulting work, Chris holds teaching positions with universities in Europe and the United States.
Vytenis Benetis
Vytenis Benetis is the Director of i-intelligence in Asia. He leads the company's training and advisory services in the region, helping public and private sector clients strengthen their intelligence and cyber defence capabilities. Previous to this Vytenis worked as an intelligence analyst at the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence, NATO, and the European Union, working at both the strategic and operational levels.
Aleksandra Bielska
Aleksandra Bielska is the Head of Training at i-intelligence where she leads the design and development of our online, offline and capacity building solutions. Aleks has over a decade's experience as a consultant and educator, working with clients in Europe, North America and Asia to improve their intelligence and foresight capabilities.
Yves Baumgartner
Yves Baumgartner is an investigator specialising in physical surveillance and open source intelligence (OSINT). He has over 15 years of experience as a researcher and investigator for public institutions and private clients. He has taught OSINT and investigative skills to security, defence and law enforcement professionals and is a regular lecturer on the use of OSINT to counter terrorism, extremism and organised crime. In addition to his work with i-intelligence, Yves is also the founder of Baumgartner Research, a provider of investigative services to Swiss and international clients.
Skip Schiphorst
Skip Schiphorst is an OSINT course-developer and instructor who served 17 years in the Dutch Ministry of Defence. He deployed to several regions, during which his language and cultural skills were used. Skip, who holds a university degree in China Studies and specialises in tactics, techniques and procedures development, has a keen interest in how to incorporate languages within the OSINT spectrum.
Cristina Viehmann
Cristina Viehmann is the Director of i-intelligence in Latin America. She has over ten years experience as a researcher, strategic innovation consultant and educator. Cristina holds a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Zurich and an MSc in Technological Innovation from Babson College, USA.
Phil Wilcox
Phil Willcox is a coach, facilitator and behaviour analyst specialising in human intelligence (HUMINT). He has over a decade's experience advising public and private sector organisations on the role of emotion in intelligence gathering, communication and relationship building. Phil has taught elicitation and other HUMINT strategies to analysts around the globe, and often tests these skills through virtual simulations. His academic credentials include an MSc in Emotion, Credibility and Deception.
Paolo Walcher
Paolo Walcher is an OSINT trainer, specialising in corporate security, counterterrorism, and online investigations. He developed an extensive expertise in Arabic OSINT and country analysis, with a particular focus on the intersection of OSINT, real-time intelligence, conflict mapping, and scenario analysis. Paolo holds a Master’s degree in Crisis and Security Management from Leiden University and a Bachelor’s degree in Safety and Security Management from The Hague University.
Jeremy Levin
Jeremy Levin is a senior intelligence instructor and analyst specializing in analytic methodology and communication. Over the last 30 years he has supported everyone from on-the-ground collectors, operators, and investigators through theater military leaders to senior strategic decision-makers, and worked with intelligence professionals from more than 35 nations, both in the classroom and in multinational operations. Jeremy holds a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies and an M.A. in Intelligence Studies, and heads the training and coaching firm Questimation in addition to his work with i-intelligence.
