Santiago Lakatos is an intelligence professional who helps clients solve a variety of problems through the skilled application of open-source intelligence (OSINT). Santiago employs a variety of methods and digital tools to help him conduct research and analysis in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Prior to joining Venable, Santiago worked at Graphika Technologies, where he investigated and analyzed a broad range of areas, including generative artificial intelligence (AI) abuse, cybercrime, violent extremism, influence operations, and cryptocurrency/retail finance. In his first role, he worked at Investigative Group International (IGI) on internal and external investigations and threat-monitoring activities and advised clients.