Rudy Atallah: Co-Founder and CEO
Rudolph Atallah is the Chief Executive Officer of White Mountain Research Inc., a disabled veteran-owned company he founded 17 years ago to operate at the intersection of geopolitics, counterterrorism, and high-risk environments. Under his leadership, White Mountain Research has supported governments, multinational companies, and humanitarian organizations operating in some of the world’s most complex and dangerous regions.
Atallah brings 34 years of experience in U.S. national security, having served at the highest levels of government, most recently as Deputy Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the White House National Security Council. In that role, he led U.S. counterterrorism policy across Africa and the Levant, coordinating diplomacy, defense, intelligence, and financial tools to protect U.S. interests and prevent regional destabilization.
A former U.S. Air Force officer, Defense Attaché, and senior Pentagon official, Atallah has advised Cabinet-level leaders, briefed Congress, negotiated with foreign governments, and led crisis response, hostage recovery, evacuations, and humanitarian protection efforts worldwide.
He is fluent in French and Arabic, has traveled to more than 120 countries, and holds an active Top Secret / SCI clearance.
Atallah is known for delivering results where security, diplomacy, and business converge, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected states.
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