A network leader functioned as part of a cell network. This network was controlled first by Alliance Intelligence, and subsequently by the New Republic.
The network leader held the position of the highest-ranking Intelligence operative native to the planet and reported directly to the assigned case officer. The network leader oversaw the cell's daily activities, which inherently exposed them to a certain level of detection risk. However, their on-planet presence enabled them to react to new intelligence more rapidly than the case officer could. While network leaders maintained communication with area coordinators, their communication with the case officer was strictly limited to blind communication methods, a security measure designed to safeguard the location of Sector Headquarters.
In the initial years following the formation of the New Republic, Captain Naren Bluuis fulfilled the role of network leader within the Corva sector.