Paul Delacourt

Paul Delacourt concluded his illustrious 25-year career with the FBI in May 2021, marked by distinguished service and significant contributions to law enforcement.

Currently, he is the managing partner at Stratagem Consulting, LLC, where he leads a team that specializes in executive consulting. Their focus areas include regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, business development, and cyber risk awareness. He also holds a position as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Chicago Graham School, teaching a Master's degree course in Intelligence and Analysis. His retirement followed a tenure as the Assistant Director of the Strategic Realignment Program Management Office at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Previously, he occupied the position of Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office. Over three years, he managed an executive team responsible for three operational divisions, intelligence, and mission services, overseeing nearly 1500 employees across the seven counties of the Central District of California.

He also served for three years as the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Honolulu field office. Before this, his duties included working in the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he oversaw reviews of field offices, national programs, shooting incidents, and special projects.

His journey with the FBI began in 1995 as a special agent, initially assigned to the Chicago Division. Here, he conducted gang and drug investigations. Following the events of 9/11, he moved to the Counterterrorism program, serving in Chicago, Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA.

His assignments included temporary roles with the Guantanamo Bay Task Force at FBI Headquarters, as well as deployments to Afghanistan, Qatar, and Iraq. He notably served as the program manager for the Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO), a presidentially mandated Department of Justice Initiative focused on investigating war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed by Saddam Hussein and others from the former Iraqi regime.

From 2009 to 2011, he was the FBI liaison officer to a counter-narcotics task force at U.S. Pacific Command at Camp Smith, Hawaii. In 2012, he advanced to assistant special agent in charge of the Honolulu Division. Paul Delacourt earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School, underscoring his extensive educational and professional background.