Ryan Mauro is an international security and counter-terrorism specialist and analyst in the news media.

He is currently an investigative researcher of extremist groups and foreign threats for Capital Research Center. He is an adjunct professor for Regent University, teaching courses related to the Middle East and homeland security and has taught for the school and Liberty University for over a decade.

Mauro is the former Director of the Clarion Intelligence Network, a group that tracks extremist activity throughout the world, and regularly provides information to law enforcement and policymakers.

Mauro’s previous work at CIN and ongoing intelligence-gathering focuses on Islamist extremists, Alt-Left extremists like anarchists, and Alt-Right extremists like white supremacists. He has instructed hundreds of members of law enforcement, the intelligence community, and the military.

He has made over 2,000 media appearances on media networks both Left and the Right, including frequent appearances on FOX News Channel and Arab television. He’s been widely published and quoted by outlets like The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Hill and Roll Call, and his work has been referenced in the House of Representatives and Senate Homeland Security Committee.

Mauro was originally hired as an international security analyst when he was 16 years old. Shortly after, his research led to two speaking engagements at the International Intelligence Summit, billed as the most prestigious conference of its kind. The event’s material, including Mauro’s bio, was found inside Usama Bin Laden’s Pakistan compound.

Mauro has learned the ideology of radical Islam directly by earning a certificate in Islamic Studies from an online extremist school based overseas. He independently advises U.S. government agencies, counter-terrorism personnel, policymakers, congressional offices, and political campaigns for both major parties.

He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Intelligence Studies, a Master’s degree in Political Science, and a Graduate Certificate in Middle East Studies, all from American Military University. 

His research trips have repeatedly brought him to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, and Israel.