The Soufan Group (TSG) is a global intelligence and security consultancy that helps clients in the public and private sectors enhance their ability to identify and assess national and international challenges and successfully operate in high-risk, high-opportunity environments. Headquartered in New York, with representation in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Boston, London, Doha, and Singapore, we focus on the most important geostrategic challenges of our time, addressing existing fault lines and anticipating emerging trend lines. We enable and support informed strategic and tactical decisions that maximize opportunity and minimize risk. Ali Soufan is the Chairman and CEO of The Soufan Group. He is a former FBI special agent and was the lead investigator on some of the world's most complex international terrorism cases. He is also the Founder of The Soufan Center and has been featured in books, films, television series, newspaper articles, and documentaries across the globe.