Meet GadIntel.
We launched GadIntel in 2024 to address a gap we kept seeing across the industry: too many intelligence professionals were expected to learn critical skills on the job, without access to structured, high-quality training.
Our mission is to give analysts and organizations the foundations, skills, and frameworks they need to succeed in an ever-changing threat landscape.
Since launching, we’ve worked with Fortune 500 companies, private intelligence firms, individual analysts, and organizations building intelligence and security capabilities from the ground up.
Nothing we do is generic or off-the-shelf. Every engagement is built around your needs, operating environment, and the skills that will make the biggest difference. Whether you’re strengthening an established team, developing individual analysts, or building an intelligence function from scratch, we help identify what’s needed and build a solution around your goals.
Meet
GadIntel.
We launched GadIntel in 2024 to address a gap we kept seeing across the industry: too many intelligence professionals were expected to learn critical skills on the job, without access to structured, high-quality training.
Our mission is to give analysts and organizations the foundations, skills, and frameworks they need to succeed in an ever-changing threat landscape.
Since launching, we’ve worked with Fortune 500 companies, private intelligence firms, individual analysts, and organizations building intelligence and security capabilities from the ground up.
Nothing we do is generic or off-the-shelf. Every engagement is built around your needs, operating environment, and the skills that will make the biggest difference. Whether you’re strengthening an established team, developing individual analysts, or building an intelligence function from scratch, we help identify what’s needed and build a solution around your goals.
“Angie’s depth of experience, practical understanding of what makes intelligence products effective, and willingness to tailor her training to each client’s goals make her instruction both invaluable and enjoyable. By challenging me to think more critically about my work, she significantly improved the quality and effectiveness of my intelligence products.”
– Ashley S. | Intelligence Analyst
Founder + CEOAngie Gad
Angie Gad, Founder and CEO of GadIntel, has spent more than a decade working across the intelligence field, with experience spanning government, law enforcement, private intelligence, tech start-ups, and academia.
Throughout her career, she has been recognized for exceptional analytical acumen, strong leadership, and delivering world-class intelligence training programs.
Angie’s path into intelligence was personal. As a Muslim Arab American entering government intelligence after 9/11, she faced skepticism from both her own community and within the intelligence field. It was often challenging, but she knew how important it was to have people on the inside who could challenge assumptions and misinformation, even though she was often the only person with her background in the room.
That experience continues to shape her work today. Angie is deeply committed to helping the next generation of intelligence professionals build strong foundations and become thoughtful, objective analysts. She has taught and mentored students and professionals at Campbell, Rutgers, and NYU.
Experience + Credentials
MA in International Relations and National Security Studies from NYU
BA in Political Science from Rutgers and the British University in Egypt
Served as New Jersey’s subject-matter expert on the Islamic State and anti-government militia extremists
Supported counterterrorism investigations alongside the FBI, JTTF, and NYPD, including the 2016 Chelsea bombing investigation
Selected by the Department of Defense to produce an intelligence report on far-right extremist activity within the U.S. military, which was presented to Congress and used to inform policy
Currently: Adjunct Professor at NYU — graduate-level Intelligence Studies
Previously:
Full-time Professor at Campbell University — Intelligence and Homeland Security
Adjunct Professor at Rutgers — Intelligence Studies
LEAD INSTRUCTORDean Baratta
As GadIntel’s Lead Instructor, Dean Baratta brings nearly four decades of intelligence experience across the military, government, law enforcement, and private sector.
Before joining GadIntel, he served as Director of Intelligence and Protective Services at GitHub. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2012 and spent 16 years in law enforcement, ultimately serving as Chief of the Analysis Bureau at the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.
Dean has taught hundreds of students in both professional and academic settings, receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback for his enthusiasm, knowledge, and student-centered focus.
His broad experience, ranging from working in large, well-established intelligence shops to being the only intelligence professional charged with building capacity where none previously existed, allows him to provide practical solutions to almost any challenge that our clients face.
Experience + Credentials
MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American Military University
B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University
Taught undergraduate and graduate students in intelligence analysis at Rutgers University and DeSales University
Instructor for the DHS-sponsored professional development course Intermediate Fusion Center Analysis Training (IFCAT) and taught hundreds of law enforcement officers and analysts across the U.S.
2014 New Jersey Attorney General Award
Military awards include:
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (7 awards)
Army Achievement Medal (4 awards)