Monte is currently the CEO of Mohawk Consulting which provides strategic insights and expert guidance for homeland and national security organizations.  Prior to this, he served in a diverse set of leadership roles across the federal homeland and national security enterprise for over two decades.  Most recently, Monte was a senior executive at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) where he was Senior Advisor for National Security in the Office of the Commissioner.  Prior to that, he was the founder and first Director of CBP’s National Vetting Center (NVC).  Before joining CBP in 2018, Monte was an intelligence officer with the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) managing policy issues and operational programs for over a decade related to terrorist use of the internet, foreign terrorist fighters, terrorist watchlisting, and classified screening and vetting. 

 

During his time at NCTC and CBP, Monte completed three different assignments to the National Security Council at the White House covering the Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations.  During his most recent assignment from 2023-2025, Monte was the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Transborder Security Directorate where he managed White House policy development related to topics such as maritime security, aviation security, visa security, screening and watchlisting, and regional migration.

 

During his career, Monte also served in positions at the DHS Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, CIA’s Counterterrorism Mission Center, the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, and the U.S. Secret Service, where his federal career began in 2001. Monte is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at Georgetown University where he teaches a graduate level Homeland Security course.  He received his B.A. in Sociology from the University of Tulsa and his M.A. in Criminology/Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland-College Park.