Michael Oconnor
Dynamic Leader / Strategic Advisor / Insightful Legal Counselor / Team Builder -- “People First, Mission Always.”
- Role
- Associate General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance Law (Ses) at U.S. Department Of Homeland Security
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Oconnor
Strategic Legal Executive (SES) and four-time former Chief Counsel (SJA) with 25+ years of experience leading global legal operations, including safety and security investigations, international engagement and negotiation, and regulatory compliance and risk management. Expert in scaling and managing geographically dispersed legal teams (270+) and advising Presidentially-appointed Cabinet-level officials, C-suite equivalents, and cross-functional stakeholders (Strategy and Policy, Communications, Product Development, Operations) across legal spectrum, including Child Safety initiatives (NCMEC, Blue Campaign, Know to Protect), law enforcement outreach, regulatory compliance,\"Safety by Design\" frameworks, crisis management, and risk mitigation. Extensive background directing federal prosecutions and investigations into child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA), rape, vehicular manslaughter, human trafficking, and high-stakes digital crimes. Ensured mandatory reporting to federal FBI and NCMEC databases.
Experience
Associate General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance Law (Ses)
U.S. Department Of Homeland Security
Jan 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Education
SUNY Stony Brook
Bachelor of Arts
Boston University School of Law
JD
The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army
Master of Laws - LLM
Skills
- Intelligence Analysis
- Government Contracting
- Legal Assistance
- Advocacy
- Leadership
- Top Secret
- Administrative Law
- Homeland Defense
- Dod
- National Security
- Influential Communicator
- Military Justice
- Great Motivator
- Intelligence
- Command
- Timely Decision Making
- Homeland Security
- Military Operations
- Security Clearance
- Counterterrorism
- Defense
- U.s. Department of Defense
- International Law
- Air Force
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