Chelsea Pierson

Chelsea Pierson has worked in various roles and organizations. Chelsea is currently the Chief Operating Officer at DarkStar Intelligence, LLC since October 2016. Prior to that, they worked at Battelle as a Principal Research Consultant from June 2015 to October 2016. In this role, they managed government contracts, led business development efforts, and created internal processes and procedures for the business unit. Before Battelle, Chelsea worked at SRA International as a Senior Analyst from November 2013 to January 2015, where they provided collection management and HUMINT targeting subject matter expertise. Chelsea started their career at Battelle as an Analyst from December 2010 to October 2013, where they conducted functional management, coordination, and assessments of human intelligence activities.

Chelsea Pierson completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Relations and Affairs from The George Washington University, where they studied from 2005 to 2009. Later, they pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Global Security Studies from Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs from 2012 to 2014.