Kevin Graham

Adjunct Faculty

Kevin Graham is the Vice President of Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) at UnitedHealth Group, where he oversees the Enterprise GSOC and is responsible for proactively managing global “all hazards” threat scenarios to safeguard the company. Prior to this, Kevin served as a Principal at Control Risks, a premier global risk and security consulting firm specializing in crisis mitigation and recognized for its leadership in kidnap for ransom response and security management.

Kevin brings extensive operational experience in global counterterrorism and hostage rescue, including assignments with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, and detailed as a Special Skills Officer for the Central Intelligence Agency’s National Clandestine Service. He spent much of his career deployed overseas, supporting high-risk operations in some of the most challenging environments worldwide.

Kevin served on active duty for over eight years as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps. He continued his government service as an Intelligence Specialist with the Virginia State Police Counter-Terrorism Unit, assigned to a joint FBI/Regional/State/Local Law Enforcement Task Force, and later returned to the Department of Defense as a civilian intelligence specialist.

Kevin has taught intelligence operations and tradecraft professional development courses within the Special Forces community, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and served as both a plank owner and returning instructor at the National Collaboration Development Center’s Targeting Collaboration Course for Law Enforcement and the Intelligence Community. His expertise spans counterterrorism, counterintelligence, counter-proliferation, counter-threat finance, and both tactical and strategic-level Operational Preparation of the Environment (OPE) intelligence operations.

In addition, Kevin is the Founder and Chairman of the Board for The Village Mission, a non-profit organization focused on counter-human trafficking.

Courses Taught

CRIM 310 - Introduction to the Intelligence Community

CRIM 475 - Theory and Politics of Terrorism

CRIM 490 - Hostage Taking & Kidnap for Ransom

Education

Kevin has earned a BA in Government/International Politics from George Mason University, an MA in Liberal Studies/International Relations from Georgetown University, and an Executive MBA through the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Additionally, Kevin earned a Professional Certificate in Forensic Accounting from Georgetown University and an Executive Certificate in Global Business from Harvard University Business School.

Recent Presentations

Government Agencies, The Private Sector, and Fostering Innovation - The Privatization of Intelligence (National Intelligence University)