Adam Isles
Principal
The Chertoff Group
Adam Isles is a Principal at The Chertoff Group, where he helps clients evaluate and mature their security risk management programs. Mr. Isles has managed security services engagements for clients in a number of industries, including financial services, retail, transportation, food and agriculture and utility sectors. Mr. Isles also provides market assessment advice for providers of security products, services and solutions.
Prior to joining The Chertoff Group, Mr. Isles worked at Raytheon Company where he was the Director of Strategy and Policy Consulting for homeland security. In this role, Mr. Isles built and managed a team of subject matter experts responsible for helping homeland security customers analyze mission needs and develop risk management strategies and technology solutions to mitigate security concerns. He is a certified Raytheon Six Sigma specialist.
Previously, Mr. Isles served as the Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where he worked daily with the Secretary to coordinate department-wide operations. Before joining the Department of Homeland Security, Mr. Isles served at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he started his legal career as a trial attorney in the Criminal Division in 1997. From 2002-2003, he was a Director of International Economic Affairs at the National Security Council.
Mr. Isles is currently a Senior Associate (non-resident) at the Center for Strategic & International Studies Homeland Security & Counterterrorism Program and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Regional Plan Association of New York. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in history from Yale University, and is a member of the New York, Massachusetts and District of Columbia bars.