Ian Pillinger is an associate director in the New York office of Guidepost Solutions. A former state and federal government official and prosecutor, Mr. Pillinger focuses his work at Guidepost on complex and multi-jurisdictional investigations, compliance, and security matters for organizations and individuals.
Before Guidepost, Mr. Pillinger most recently served an Assistant District Attorney in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, investigating a wide range of felony and misdemeanor criminal activities. He previously served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Rewards for Justice Program, where he conducted investigations of foreign terrorist organizations, key terrorist leaders, facilitators and financiers, and acts of terrorism that targeted U.S. persons or interests in Asia, Europe, and Africa. He also supported intelligence gathering and counter-terrorism efforts, including those aimed at combatting ISIS recruitment and countering online violent extremist messaging.
Before the U.S. Department of State, Mr. Pillinger worked at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement both at headquarters and in the Washington, D.C. Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations, assisting special agents and supporting various national security, passport and visa fraud, and import-export control investigations.
Mr. Pillinger is a member of the New York State Bar. He graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics. He attended law school at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society.
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