Claire M. Moravec

National Security & Public Safety Executive | Crisis Leader

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LocationChicagoUnited States
Current roleDirector of Intelligence Operations for Social Media ExploitationSentinel · since Jan 2026
Government service11yrsState of Illinois · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

About

Claire Moravec is a nationally recognized security and risk executive with over a decade of experience protecting people, assets, and operations across government, technology, and industry. A former FBI intelligence leader and state homeland security executive, she has built and scaled global programs in security, trust and safety, and crisis management. She currently serves as the Director of Intelligence Operations for Social Media Exploitation at Sentinel.

As Deputy Homeland Security Advisor to the Governor of Illinois and the State’s inaugural Deputy Director of Homeland Security, Claire led major initiatives in targeted violence and terrorism prevention, school and campus safety, critical infrastructure protection, interoperability, and grants management. She also represented Illinois on the U.S. Secret Service Executive Steering Committee for the 2024 Democratic National Convention (NSSE), coordinating statewide public safety and interagency operations.

At the FBI, Claire served as an intelligence and operations leader and founding member of the Social Media Exploitation (SOMEX) team. She was awarded the FBI Medal of Excellence (2017) for leading digital threat-disruption operations targeting nation-state actors within the Bureau’s National Covert Operations Section. In the private sector, Claire advanced trust and safety efforts as Senior Manager of Response Operations at Snap Inc. (Snapchat), overseeing high-risk incident management and user protection. As Chief Operating Officer of a threat intelligence startup, she helped design and operationalize analytical frameworks for behavioral and insider threat assessment.

Across sectors, she has advised on some of the nation’s most complex security challenges—translating evolving risk landscapes into actionable strategies that strengthen enterprise resilience and organizational trust.

Claire holds degrees from Columbia University and Loyola University Chicago, completed executive education through the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security, and is a FEMA Vanguard Executive Crisis Leaders Fellow. She also serves as an adjunct professor, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in emergency management, criminology, and clinical social work.

Roles

Jan 2026–Present
Current role

Director of Intelligence Operations for Social Media Exploitation

Sentinel

Jun 2023–May 2025
Former role

Deputy Homeland Security Advisor to the Governor & Deputy Director of Homeland Security

State of Illinois, Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security

(appointed)Illinois

Public Relations and MediaNational SecurityProject CoordinatorContracts / ContractingTelecommunications AdministratorProgram and Project ManagementIntelligence CommunityProgram ManagerProgram CoordinatorFinancial ManagerEducation, Curriculum and TeachingGrant Review Program DirectorFinancial Administration and Program ManagementSecurity AdministrationBudget ManagerCybersecurityFinance ManagementNon-Profits / NGOsEducationGovernment ContractsGovernmentEducation and TrainingDirector of OperationsProgram ManagementOperations ManagementOperationsProjects, Programs and AdvisorsBudgeting and Budget AnalysisIncident ResponseOperations ManagerPublic Relations
Jun 2022–Apr 2023
Former role

EVP & Chief Operating Officer

Red Vector, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois

May 2021–Jun 2022
Former role

Senior Manager, Trust & Safety Response Operations

Snap, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois

Jun 2012–Apr 2021
Former role

Senior Intelligence & Operations Specialist

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), JTTF Chicago and New York | Social Media Exploitation (SOMEX) | National Covert Operations Section

Illinois