Patrick T. Dunleavy

In the world of counter terrorism, Patrick T. Dunleavy has long been noted as one of the leading experts. Throughout his career as the Deputy Inspector General of New York, Patrick has the advantage of prison radicalzation knowledge that comes from firsthand experience.

In 1988 he was assigned to the Office of the Inspector General. During his career with the Office of the Inspector General, he has worked undercover infiltrating criminal enterprises and contract murder conspiracies, been a hostage negotiator, and was a key figure in the design and implementation of a data system used to gather intelligence on criminal activity ranging from drug trafficking and money laundering to fugitive apprehension and terrorism.

Following September 11, 2001, Patrick Dunleavy was appointed the Deputy Inspector General of the Criminal Intelligence Unit. At the request of various agencies, Mr. Dunleavy has been a speaker on the topic of terrorist recruitment to organizations such as the FBI, the CIA, Scotland Yard and the Canadian Intelligence Services. He has taught at the US Military AFSOC Special Operations School. In 2011 Mr. Dunleavy was called to testify before the House Committee for Homeland Security as an expert witness on the subject of prison radicalization.

During the last four years of his career, Mr. Dunleavy was assigned to the Regional Intelligence Center in New York City, a multi-agency consortium engaged in counter terrorism and intelligence gathering.

He has also worked as a consultant for the FBI's National Data Exchange Program and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

He currently serves as a Senior Fellow for the Investigative Project on Terrorism.