From Secrets to Open-Source: Jane van Tienen on Intelligence, Leadership, and Global Security

From Fed Time Stories by David Brant & John Gill

March 13, 2026 · 43 min · Season 1 · Episode 19

About this episode

Jane van Tienen discusses her transition from the Australian national security community to open-source intelligence.

In this episode of Fed Time Stories, Dave Brandt and John Gill sit down with Jane van Tienen, Chief Intelligence Officer at OSINT Combine, to explore her journey from the Australian national security community to the forefront of open-source intelligence in the private sector. Drawing on 24 years of experience, Jane reflects on her career journey, the growing importance of OSINT, and how intelligence derived from publicly and commercially available information is reshaping modern security. Th...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Brandt, John Gill

Guest: Jane van Tienen

Topics covered

open-source intelligence
national security
leadership
global security
career journey

Keywords

intelligence
OSINT
security
leadership
publicly available information

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OSINT Combine, Australian national security community