JOHN PERCHERKE
Aldie,VA
Summary
Enterprise Risk and Investigations Executive with 30+ years leading oversight, cybersecurity, financial crime, and regulatory compliance programs within national security and enterprise environments. Directed complex investigations affecting multi-billion-dollar operations and advised senior leadership on risk mitigation, governance reform, and control modernization. Expert in financial intelligence, insider threat detection, cyber incident response, and internal control frameworks. Experienced integrating structured analytics, automation, and AI-assisted workflows to improve detection speed, decision quality, and institutional resilience. Bridges public-sector rigor with commercial-sector scalability across defense, financial services, and regulated industries. Scope: Financial crime/AML, insider threat, cyber incident response, regulatory compliance, executive briefings, and enterprise governance.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Enterprise Investigations & Compliance
Office of the Inspector General, ODNI
01.2019 - 01.2025
- Directed enterprise investigations across Intelligence Community programs supporting multi-billion-dollar operations; identified systemic control gaps and instituted corrective governance actions.
- Strengthened AML and financial misconduct detection using FinCEN/SAR analytics to improve risk visibility and investigative prioritization.
- Co-led joint investigations with DOJ; elevated evidentiary standards and executive-level reporting quality.
- Established oversight controls for automation and AI-assisted investigative workflows, strengthening governance and defensibility in regulated environments.
- Supervisory Investigator
Director, Enterprise Security & Inspection Programs
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Led enterprise-wide, risk-based inspections evaluating governance, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and mission effectiveness across global GEOINT programs.
- Conducted Intelligence Oversight reviews ensuring compliance with U.S. legal standards regarding activities involving U.S. persons.
- Authored executive reports that influenced policy reform, operational safeguards, and compliance posture.
- Designed structured evaluation methodologies incorporating data-informed analysis to improve oversight scalability.
- Inspector, OIG
Chief, Cybersecurity & Insider Threat Investigations
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA
01.2008 - 01.2016
- Directed enterprise cybersecurity and insider threat investigations, reducing breach exposure and strengthening incident response posture across classified environments.
- Applied forensic tools and structured methodologies to identify IT vulnerabilities and strengthen cybersecurity resilience.
- Streamlined investigative workflows, reducing resolution timelines and improving operational performance.
- Supervisory Investigator
Deputy Chief, Information Systems Security & Incident Management
NGA
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Led incident response and cyber forensic investigations supporting mission-critical intelligence systems, ensuring evidentiary integrity and defensibility.
- Directed computer network defense efforts and supervised information security governance programs.
- Formerly NIMA
Education
Associate's Degree -
Montgomery College
Skills
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Cybersecurity & Insider Threat Programs
- Regulatory Compliance & Governance
- Executive Reporting & Board Briefings
- Technology Risk & AI Governance
- Financial Crimes & AML Investigations
- Internal Controls & Audit Readiness
- Incident Response Leadership
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Investigative Strategy & Modernization
Certification
- CISSP (ISC)²
- Criminal Investigator Training Program (Special Agent), FLETC
Additional Experience
- Computer Specialist (NIMA)
- Computer Systems Analyst (Lockheed Martin)
- Security Officer (Lockheed Martin)
- U.S. Army – Third U.S. Infantry (Honor Guard)
Timeline
Director of Enterprise Investigations & Compliance
Office of the Inspector General, ODNI
01.2019 - 01.2025
Director, Enterprise Security & Inspection Programs
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA
01.2016 - 01.2019
Chief, Cybersecurity & Insider Threat Investigations
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA
01.2008 - 01.2016
Deputy Chief, Information Systems Security & Incident Management
NGA
01.2004 - 01.2008
Associate's Degree -
Montgomery College