January Guest Speaker

Michele Rigby Assad

Michele is an international security advisor, trainer and keynote speaker. The backbone of her experience is the ten years she served as an undercover intelligence officer for the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations and her subsequent consulting roles supporting foreign businesses working in the Middle East. Her most recent project was providing security advice and risk assessments for the owners and leadership of U.S. sailing team, the New York Yacht Club/American Magic, for the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (December 2023).