Scott Claffee is a seasoned investigator and former federal prosecutor with an in-depth background in national security. He is currently a Managing Director at Guidepost Solutions, a global leader in investigations, monitoring, compliance, security technology, and risk management. As a Managing Director, Scott leads and conducts complex, sensitive investigations in the United States and around the world for clients and their counsel, and provides expert advice and consulting services related to investigations and compliance.

Scott previously spent over a decade as a federal prosecutor, most recently as a Trial Attorney in the Counterintelligence & Export Control Section of the DOJ’s National Security Division, where for most of his tenure he supported two of the largest U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in the country and represented the DOJ on the FBI-New York Counterintelligence Task Force. Scott’s work at NSD focused on prosecuting espionage, undeclared foreign agents, sanctions violations, and technology export offenses, while collaborating with interagency partners to counter nation-state cyber threats and safeguard U.S. intelligence equities. He was invited by the Departments of State and Homeland Security to join multiple foreign delegations as a featured speaker on counter-proliferation tools and export controls compliance before audiences of international regulators, diplomats, and law enforcement agents. Earlier at DOJ, Scott served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Cybercrime Unit of the Eastern District of Virginia. During his tenure as a national security prosector, Scott was recognized with multiple honors, including the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service (2019, 2023, 2025) and the Assistant Attorney General for National Security’s Award for Excellence (2022, 2024).

Scott began his legal career as a litigation associate at Mayer Brown LLP, following a clerkship for the Honorable Barbara Milano Keenan. He earned his J.D. from George Washington University Law School and a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University.

A native of Philadelphia (Go Birds!), Scott and his wife currently live in Manhattan.