Leadership

The Sentinel Research & Policy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to advancing the scholarship, policy, and practice of counterintelligence and national security. Founded in 2024, SRPI operates at the intersection of academic rigor and operational relevance — producing research that practitioners and policymakers can actually use.

SRPI's work is grounded in a core conviction: that the United States cannot sustain its strategic advantages without a policy and practitioner community that understands the full depth and historical complexity of the counterintelligence challenge. The institute exists to build that understanding — through original research, published scholarship, policy engagement, and the development of the next generation of national security professionals.

As President and Chairman of the Board, Dr. McNeil sets strategic direction, leads the institute's research agenda, oversees its publications, and represents SRPI in policy, congressional, and professional engagement. The institute's research has drawn recognition at the congressional level, with SRPI cited by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in support of the SECURE Act.

Matador Strategies LLC is Dr. McNeil's professional consulting and advisory practice, through which he delivers substantive expert engagement to government agencies, defense contractors, academic institutions, legal professionals, and private sector organizations requiring senior-level expertise in counterintelligence, national security policy, technology governance, and strategic competition.

The firm operates at the intersection of practitioner experience and analytical rigor. Clients engage Matador Strategies when they need more than general national security commentary — when the challenge requires deep CI tradecraft knowledge, direct familiarity with interagency policy processes, or experience at the operational and strategic levels of the intelligence community.

Advisory engagements are structured around specific client needs and delivered with the same precision and analytical discipline that characterizes Dr. McNeil's scholarship. Whether supporting policy development, litigation consulting, executive education, or strategic assessments, the firm's work is defined by its operational grounding and institutional independence.