Chris Pallaris – Director

Chris Pallaris is the Director and Principal Consultant of i-intelligence. He leads and coordinates the company’s training and consulting activities in Switzerland and beyond.

Chris’ professional experience covers a broad range of disciplines including open source and competitive intelligence, journalism, information and knowledge management, network building, market research, strategy consulting, and organizational development.

Previous to this, Chris served as Executive Editor and Head of Strategy and Open Source Intelligence at the International Relations and Security Network (ISN), ETH Zurich. He established the ISN’s OSINT unit and coordinated its intelligence-related projects with Swiss and European stakeholders. Earlier, he served as the ISN’s Executive Editor where he led the development of the organization’s news and information services and its global network of partners and correspondents.

In addition to his formal duties, Chris serves on the board of the European Open Source Intelligence (EUROSINT) Forum, where he also chairs a working group on best practices in OSINT. He is also a regular speaker at conferences on security and intelligence.

A graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Chris has previously worked as an analyst in the Disputes, Analysis and Investigations division of PricewaterhouseCoopers, London, and as a writer, editor and communications consultant.

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Peter Kaithan – Head of Strategy and Business Development

Peter Kaithan is co-founder of i-intelligence and oversees the company’s strategic and business development. In this capacity he provides strategic and managerial support and advice to the organisation. Peter also chairs the board of a consortium of three companies of which i-intelligence is a part.

Peter has over ten years experience as an entrepreneur in the Swiss educational sector, working with both public and private sector organisations to improve access to, and the delivery of, educational opportunities.

In addition to his duties at i-intelligence, Peter is general manager of the University of Cambridge ESOL Examination Centres in Zurich, Winterthur, Chur and Liechtenstein. He is also operationally responsible for Cambridge’s Business Language Testing Service (BULATS) in Switzerland. Both are privately owned companies holding the relevant licenses.

Peter holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s in International Relations from the London School of Economics (LSE), and certificates in International Business and Corporate Communications.

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Corine Löffel – Head of Communications

Corine Löffel has several years experience in marketing, corporate communications and project management. Her experience was acquired in the educational and telecommunications sectors.

Previously, Corine worked for the Cambridge Examination Center in Winterthur, the world’s leading provider of courses and certificates for students of English. Corine was responsible for managing the Center’s PR and media relations activities, organizing teacher training seminars, and developing the Center’s online shop.

Corine has a degree in Journalism and Corporate Communications from the Institute of Applied Media Sciences (IAM) at the Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Winterthur. She is fluent in English, German and French.

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Aleksandra Bielska – Consultant

Aleksandra Bielska is a graduate of the Mercyhurst College Institute of Intelligence Studies (MCIIS) in Erie, PA, in the United States and a current student of the King”s College London. Working as a research assistant at the MCIIS, she was responsible for competitive intelligence and intelligence studies-related research. She completed multiple research projects, including assignments for the US Department of Defense, the Georgia Institute of Technology and General Electric.

Aleksandra has a real passion for the field of intelligence research and intelligence studies. At MCIIS she developed familiarity with a broad range of OSINT tools and research resources. She continues to expand her knowledge on the theory of intelligence and the application of structured analytic techniques.

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Toby Frost – Associate Consultant

Toby holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in ‘War Studies’ and Master of Arts Degree in ‘Intelligence and International Security’ from King’s College London, affording him both a firm grasp of intelligence theory and a flexible research and analytical methodology. After graduating, he augmented his academic expertise whilst working as a campaign coordinator in central London during the 2010 UK General Election.

After the close of a successful political campaign, Toby moved to Switzerland and took part in the strategic studies module of the Swiss Military Officer Training Academy (MILAK) in Zürich before joining i-intelligence in August 2011.

Toby can communicate in English and German, and is also currently writing a PhD focused on the impact of the information revolution on the nature and conduct of modern insurgencies.

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