Lianne is a partner in Control Risks’ Security Advisory and Risk Consulting practice, advising global organizations on security function transformation, strategic intelligence and scalable risk operating models aligned with leadership priorities. She works with Boards and executive teams to ensure security and risk functions deliver clear, measurable value in complex, high-risk or fast-changing operating environments.
Lianne is known for helping organizations shift from reactive, fragmented security models to risk‑driven functions, enhancing credibility with Boards and senior executives. Her work focuses on sharpening prioritization, developing decision support, and operating models that deliver impact with efficiency and accountability. Clients typically engage Lianne at moments of inflection when leadership expectations increase, risk exposure intensifies, or existing models no longer scale.
Recent engagements include:
- After major operational disruption, Lianne supported a global client in stabilizing their security and risk management functions, designing and implementing new capabilities, governance and workflows, under significant time and reputational pressure. The result was a more resilient, trusted function equipped to manage emerging risks and support strategic objectives.
- Leading transformations where security and intelligence teams were overly tactical or disconnected from business needs. By clarifying roles, decision rights, and risk‑based processes, her teams improved coordination, reduced duplication, and refocused effort on the risks that mattered most to leadership.
Lianne holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University. She previously worked at The RAND Corporation, where she conducted classified and unclassified research on national security, violent non-state actors and partner capacity-building. She also taught at West Point and conducted research for the Combating Terrorism Center.