Leadership & International Network

Leadership & Legacy

With Pope John Paul II, during the period in which — as a Carabinieri Lieutenant — he was involved in protecting the Pontiff's safety.

1st Lt. (Res. C) Alexander Malato-Palermo di S. Margherita

Executive Director & Lead Strategist

A commissioned officer of the Arma dei Carabinieri who graduated first in his officer training course, Alexander Malato-Palermo di S. Margherita has some twenty-five years of professional experience across intelligence operations, counter-espionage, corporate security and cybersecurity. His work spans Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with particular depth in OSINT and HUMINT. As a Carabinieri Lieutenant he was involved in protecting the safety of Pope John Paul II. He is the driving force behind current Atreides activity.

Intelligence Operations
Counter-Espionage
Corporate Security
Cybersecurity
OSINT
HUMINT

Col. (Res.) Umberto Malato

Founder & Honorary President

A senior officer of the Arma dei Carabinieri, Col. (Res.) Umberto Malato held command positions including Napoli Poggioreale, Reggio Emilia and Bologna Borgo Panigale. He served as Airport Security Manager at Bologna Marconi Airport, holding ENAC certification covering counter-terrorism measures for civil aviation, and is PFSO-certified by the Venice Maritime Authority. He has worked extensively as an instructor and certifier in counter-terrorism, airport security and the protection of critical infrastructure.

Aviation Security
Counter-Terrorism
Port & Maritime Security
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Security Training & Certification

Honours & Decorations

Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (OMRI)
Gold Maurician Medal — 50 years of service
Knight of the Equestrian Order of St Sylvester Pope
NATO Security Cooperation Medal

Scientific Advisers

Col. (Res.) Orio Giorgio Stirpe

Scientific Adviser — Atreides Intelligence Unit

Orio Giorgio Stirpe is a Scientific Adviser to Atreides IntelSec, providing strategic and doctrinal guidance to the Intelligence Unit on military affairs, operational dynamics and the assessment of conflict-related risk. A Colonel of the Italian Army, currently in reserve, he specialised in operational planning and military intelligence and served for many years within the NATO command environment. At NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy, he held intelligence responsibilities at corps level, creating and leading the Corps Targeting Intelligence Cell and contributing operational analysis in support of planning and targeting. At Atreides, Stirpe applies military doctrine and operational analysis to the assessment of investments, infrastructure and business activity in strategically exposed environments. His contribution focuses on how hybrid or kinetic hostile action could affect sites, transport routes, logistics, redundancy and operational continuity, helping identify vulnerabilities, potential points of failure and more resilient courses of action. This perspective is particularly relevant to reconstruction, infrastructure and investment projects in conflict-affected or high-risk regions.

Strategic Doctrine
Operational Analysis
Military Planning
Operational Intelligence
Force & Targeting Assessment
Infrastructure & Logistics Vulnerability
Hybrid & Kinetic Threat Assessment

Nane Cantatore

Scientific Adviser — Atreides Intelligence Unit

Nane Cantatore is a Scientific Adviser to Atreides IntelSec, contributing specialist analysis where intelligence intersects with digital transformation, logistics and critical infrastructure. A PhD in Philosophy from Sapienza University of Rome, he combines systems thinking with experience in institutional communications and technology-driven transformation across sectors including finance, healthcare, major infrastructure and IT. At Atreides, his role is to assess the strategic implications of technological and infrastructure systems, including interoperability, traceability, resilience, systemic dependencies, dual-use applications and exposure to below-threshold threats. He contributes this specialist perspective to intelligence and strategic-risk assessments where technological architecture and logistics can create vulnerabilities, leverage or resilience.

Digital Transformation
Logistics
Critical Infrastructure
Interoperability
Traceability
Resilience
Dual-Use Systems
Systemic Dependencies
Below-Threshold Threats

International Network

Maria Ciacci

Senior Consultant — Agronomic & Land Investment Risk

Maria Ciacci brings more than twenty-five years of international agronomic experience to Atreides IntelSec. Her work covers land-investment viability, agricultural productivity and market strategy, with particular attention to the legal, economic and environmental factors that shape agricultural and rural projects. Within Atreides, she contributes specialist assessment of land ownership, project sustainability and investment risk, including the identification of fraudulent land schemes and other forms of misrepresentation affecting agricultural and rural investments.

Land Investment Viability
Agricultural Productivity
Fraudulent Land Scheme Identification
Investment Scam Prevention
Environmental & Economic Assessment

Filippo Gadani

Senior Consultant — Travel Security & Protective Operations, Europe & Africa

Filippo Gadani brings approximately twenty years of service in the French Foreign Legion to his work with Atreides IntelSec. His professional focus is travel security, executive and VIP protection, high-risk operational security and protective planning across Europe and Africa. His experience includes risk assessment, mission and route planning, close-protection operations, crisis and emergency response, extraction planning, convoy security and logistical coordination. At Atreides, Gadani contributes operational judgement to assignments where secure movement, protective support and practical planning must be adapted to complex or volatile environments.

Travel Security & Executive Protection
Close Protection Operations
Risk Assessment & Operational Planning
Crisis Management & Emergency Response
Logistics & Tactical Coordination

Andrea Maccaferri

Associate Consultant — Hospitality & Passenger Security

Andrea Maccaferri works in loss prevention, risk assessment and crisis management, with a particular focus on passenger security and operational security in hospitality and transport environments. His international experience includes conflict resolution, asset protection and the application of security protocols in complex operating environments. He holds a degree in Political Science with an international orientation, bringing together operational security experience and a broader understanding of global risk. At Atreides, he contributes to assessments involving hospitality, travel and passenger-security requirements.

Loss Prevention
Passenger Security
Hospitality & Transport Security
Risk Assessment
Crisis Management

Khaled Salama

Senior Strategic Consultant — Middle East & North Africa

Khaled Salama is a Senior Strategic Consultant to Atreides IntelSec, bringing extensive professional experience across Middle Eastern, North African and European markets. An entrepreneur with a strong understanding of regional geopolitics, economic strategy and corporate diplomacy, he contributes to complex negotiations, risk assessment and the interpretation of political and commercial environments across the MENA region. At Atreides, Khaled supports strategic advisory work involving sensitive corporate situations, dispute resolution and fraud-prevention contexts, providing regional perspective and practical understanding of the relationships between business, institutional dynamics and local operating conditions.

MENA Geopolitics
Corporate Diplomacy
Complex Negotiation
Economic Strategy
Fraud Prevention
High-Stakes Dispute Resolution

Mohamed Salama

Security Consultant — Middle East

Mohamed Salama is a Security Consultant with several years of experience supporting Atreides IntelSec and established Italian companies operating in airport and railway environments. His professional background includes operational security, the application of security procedures and the protection of people, assets and operations within complex transport settings. He currently supports the development of Atreides activities in the Middle East, contributing regional knowledge, operational perspective and local engagement to the company’s security and advisory work.