Strategic Advisory
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Trusted counsel for family offices, hedge funds, private equity groups, and law firms navigating high-stakes decisions in risk, intelligence, and technology.
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Cameron Colquhoun is a former British intelligence officer turned founder of Neon Century, an intelligence consultancy serving hedge funds, law firms, and private clients globally.
A Fulbright Cyber Security Award winner and RAND Corporation researcher, Cameron is regarded as one of the world's leading experts on open source intelligence and applying intelligence tradecraft to high-stakes commercial decisions.
He writes Signals, a weekly newsletter covering geopolitics, technology and business.
How I Help
Organizations & Investors
Online Investigations
Deep-dive digital investigations, open source intelligence, and comprehensive due diligence. Uncovering critical information across the digital landscape.
Boardroom Advisory
Strategic counsel to C-suite executives, family offices, and investment committees. Navigating complex decisions with clarity and discretion.
Public Speaker & Panellist
Engaging keynotes and expert commentary on intelligence, technology, and geopolitical risk. Regular contributor to major media and industry events.
Who I Serve
Trusted by principals
who demand discretion
20+
Years of Experience
$250B+
Assets Advised
100%
Confidentiality Rate
“The caliber of insight and level of discretion is unmatched. An indispensable resource for navigating our most sensitive matters.”
Insights
Media & Press
Strategic Latency — Published Research
Clear and Present Danger — Cover Story
The real-life Q revealed: Do women really make better spies?
Manchester Bomber Met With ISIS Unit in Libya, Officials Say
The dark web: How big, how dark and what's there?
Here's Where Many British Spies End Up When They Quit
Spies — Documentary Series
How 'doxing' can destroy your reputation and bring company stocks to their knees
Spies, Data, MI6, CIA — Gordon Corera on Intelligence
Cameron Colquhoun: Ethical Intelligence
Ghosts in the Machine
WIRED Security Event
AI, Terrorists & the Global Threat of Content Creation
Five Eyes at 70: Where to from Here?
A Brief History of Open Source Intelligence
Tip of the Spear? Meet ISIS' Special Operations Unit, Katibat al-Battar
Inghimasi — The Secret ISIS Tactic Designed for the Digital Age
The Islamic State's New Sinai Offshoot — Were There Signs the Metrojet Attack Was Coming?
Contact
Let's work together
Initial consultations are conducted with complete confidentiality.
Secure Contact
Signal & ProtonMail available upon request