Paul Delacourt

Paul Delacourt concluded his 25-year career with the FBI in May 2021, having served with distinction in various high-profile roles.

Currently, he is the Managing Partner at Stratagem Consulting, LLC, where he guides a team in delivering expert consulting services in regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, business development, and cyber risk awareness. Additionally, he serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Chicago Graham School, teaching a master's degree course in Intelligence and Analysis. Before retiring, Mr. Delacourt held the significant role of Assistant Director of the Strategic Realignment Program Management Office at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC.

His prior appointments included a three-year tenure as the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, where he led a team overseeing three operational divisions, intelligence, and mission services, managing nearly 1500 employees across the seven counties of the Central District of California.

He also spent three years as the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Honolulu field office. Before that, he had an impactful role in the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for leading reviews of field offices, national programs, shooting incidents, and special projects.

Mr. Delacourt began his career in 1995 as a special agent with the FBI, initially assigned to the Chicago Division, where he focused on gang and drug investigations. Following the events of 9/11, he transitioned to the Counterterrorism program, operating in Chicago, Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA.

His experience also includes temporary assignments to the Guantanamo Bay Task Force at FBI Headquarters and deployments to Afghanistan, Qatar, and Iraq. During these deployments, he served as the program manager for the Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO), a Department of Justice initiative mandated to investigate war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed by Saddam Hussein and others of the former Iraqi regime.

From 2009 to 2011, he served as the FBI liaison officer to a counter-narcotics task force at U.S. Pacific Command at Camp Smith, Hawaii. In 2012, he was promoted to assistant special agent in charge of the Honolulu Division. Mr. Delacourt holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School.

Paul Delacourt's career is marked by significant achievements in both national security and leadership, continuing to influence his current roles in consulting and academia.