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Asha Rangappa
National Security
Government
Information Security
Build organizational resilience against corruption and security threats with Asha Rangappa, former FBI counterintelligence agent and Yale national security professor. Asha equips leaders with ethical decision-making frameworks and cybersecurity strategies, translating complex intelligence operations into actionable guidance. Featured in The New York Times, CNN, and forthcoming author with Bloomsbury Publishing.
AAPI Heritage
Yale
Academic
Event Moderators
Professional Development
Mentor
Thought Leader
Legal
Inclusion
FBI
Political Analyst
Intelligence Services
Asha Rangappa teaches national security law at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and served as a Special Agent in the FBI's counterintelligence division, where she investigated foreign threats and conducted undercover operations.
Asha graduated cum laude from Princeton and earned her law degree from Yale Law School, where she was a Coker Fellow in constitutional law. She has provided legal and national security analysis for CNN and ABC News, and her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Her first book, UNCOMPROMISED: Activating Your Moral Compass in an Age of Complicity, will be published in 2028.
Asha translates complex intelligence operations and legal frameworks into practical guidance for organizations navigating cybersecurity threats, ethical decision-making, and leadership challenges. Her FBI training in surveillance, interrogation, and threat assessment informs her analysis of how complicit systems develop within organizations and why individuals either enable misconduct or find the courage to stop it.
Audiences learn to identify structural vulnerabilities in their organizations before problems escalate, understand the psychology behind complicity and resistance, and develop frameworks for ethical decision-making in an era of artificial intelligence and information warfare. Her presentations combine case studies from Theranos, the CIA, and law enforcement with actionable strategies for building accountability.
Book Asha to help your organization build resilience against internal corruption and external threats through informed, principled leadership.
Topics, sessions and talks
Asha Rangappa shares her journey from a first-generation child of Indian immigrants to an FBI Special Agent. She combines personal stories with practical lessons on resilience, navigating unconventional career paths, and developing leadership skills. Her presentation offers inspiration for professionals seeking to overcome obstacles, embrace unconventional paths, and cultivate adaptability in high-pressure environments.
Asha Rangappa leads an interactive exploration of the nine Enneagram personality types, examining strengths, blind spots, and behavioral patterns. Participants gain insights into themselves and others, applying this understanding to enhance teamwork, communication, and leadership effectiveness. Her method blends psychological theory with practical exercises for personal and organizational growth.
Asha Rangappa analyzes the influence of foreign disinformation on American democracy, showing how political polarization creates vulnerabilities. She examines Russia's adaptation of Cold War tactics for the digital age and discusses implications for civic resilience. Her talk offers strategies for individuals and organizations to safeguard democratic institutions against manipulation and erosion.
Asha Rangappa explores how misconduct thrives when supported by complicit actors. Using case studies from Theranos, CIA programs, Harvey Weinstein, and Facebook, she dissects the incentives and pressures shaping unethical behavior. Asha offers frameworks for managers and policymakers to recognize enabling structures, create oversight mechanisms, and empower individuals to act with integrity in complex organizational settings.
Asha Rangappa unpacks how foreign adversaries exploit cyber vulnerabilities to advance geopolitical goals. She explains the connections between personal cybersecurity, organizational responsibility, and national security priorities. Highlighting everyday risks and systemic implications, Asha shows why understanding digital threats is essential for employees at every level, and how individuals can act to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive information.
Asha's FBI counterintelligence background and Yale teaching position give her unmatched insight into risk, ethical decision-making, and organizational accountability. Clients consistently value her ability to translate surveillance and threat assessment frameworks into practical guidance for identifying complicity patterns before they escalate into crises.
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Asha Rangappa structures her presentations around case studies drawn from real-world examples such as Theranos, the CIA, and law enforcement, using these to illustrate frameworks for ethical decision-making and organisational accountability.
Asha Rangappa speaks on resilience and unconventional career paths, Enneagram personality frameworks applied to leadership and teamwork, and foreign disinformation and its effects on democratic institutions. She is a former FBI Special Agent in counterintelligence and a national security law professor at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.
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