About
Erik Bernath
Intelligence analysis under pressure, now focused on AI. The discipline used to assess real threats is what builds a realistic AI scenario and holds a room of executives to it.
Background
Erik holds an MA in Intelligence and Security Studies from Brunel University London and has spent years on threat assessment, working from incomplete information under time pressure. That is the same situation a tabletop exercise simulates.
His AI focus is current and credentialed: AI-development wargames including Intelligence Rising, and AI-safety training from BlueDot, Anthropic, and the Center for AI Safety. He is the author of Minds We Create (2026), and his work has been featured in AP News and the National Law Review.
Alongside the analysis, years of executive coaching and facilitation with senior leaders mean the sessions stay productive: a room of executives, kept on the decision, not drifting into discussion.
How the background maps to the work
- Intelligence analysis → assessing real threats under pressure, which is what a tabletop exercise puts a team through.
- Structured analytic techniques → sessions use named, defensible methods, not improvisation.
- AI-safety depth → the book, certificates, and research mean the scenarios are technically realistic.
- Facilitation → holding a room of senior leaders and keeping it on the decision.
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Credentials & coverage
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