About Speaker

Nicole Malarney is the director of operations at AT-RISK International, where she oversees protective operations and consulting engagements, including long-term and ad-hoc arrangements. Her career spans local and federal law enforcement, corporate security and executive protection and private-sector investigations, shaped by multiple pivots driven by growth, flexibility and purpose.

From starting as a deputy sheriff to serving with the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Secret Service, Malarney later transitioned into corporate security roles, navigating pay cuts, organizational misalignment, COVID disruption and personal/professional work-life balance along the way. After reassessing what fulfillment and leadership truly meant, she found her professional home at AT-RISK, where she was quickly promoted. Malarney is passionate about helping women build sustainable, value-driven careers in security, while still learning the ropes along the way.