Kelley DeConciliis

Kelley DeConciliis serves as an Adjunct Professor, Chairman of the Board of Advisors, and Trustee at The Institute of World Politics (IWP). Her professional roles include Senior Vice President of Integration (M&A) at VTG in Chantilly, VA, managing Intelligence Community acquisitions, and board memberships with Operator Relief Fund, Paws of Honor, and the International Spy Museum.

Her academic foundation includes a Psychology degree from The Catholic University of America.

Prof. DeConciliis specializes in operational security disciplines requiring real-world implementation, particularly exfiltration services, counter-bioterrorism, and expeditionary medicine. Her expertise bridges international relations and emergency management through direct involvement in Department of State medical operations across Iraq/Afghanistan, PEPFAR supply chains spanning 16 African nations, and Defense Health Agency programs covering 60 global Military Treatment Facilities. This practitioner-oriented approach emphasizes crisis response systems like the post-9/11 "Federal ER One Project" developed with DHS Biodefense.

She holds a Top-Secret Security Clearance and has provided security commentary for CNN, Fox News, and The Washington Post, teaching IWP course 721: The Fog of War and The Dark Days of Diplomacy.