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This 26-year FBI agent & undercover operative was on the front lines, toe-to-toe with some of the worst society has to offer.
Bob Hamer
Ex FBI agent & undercover operative
Expert on crime, undercover investigation, entertainment
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Crime, investigation
Collaboration, communication
Leadership, strategy, vision
Security, counterterrorism
FBI
Clandestine
Investigation
Crime
Security
This ex CIA intelligence officer and cyber threat expert wrote one of Working Mother’s Best Books of 2021.
Christina Hillsberg
Ex CIA intelligence officer
Expert on women in espionage, intelligence tradecraft, parenting
Cybersecurity, technology
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Insider threat
Parenting
Children
Diversity
Inclusion
This 28-year veteran of CIA’s clandestine service & security expert retired in 2018 with a rank equivalent to a three-star general.
Darrell Blocker
Ex CIA officer & station chief
Expert on security, risk, crisis management, diversity & inclusion, entertainment
Performance improvement, sales
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Security, counterterrorism
Political issues, international business
Leadership, strategy, vision
Change
Change management
Behavioral change
Avoiding bias
Inclusion
This 34-year veteran of CIA’s clandestine service teaches leadership skills rooted in CIA practices.
Douglas London
Ex CIA officer & station chief
Expert on intelligence, national security, leadership
Performance improvement, sales
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Security, counterterrorism
Political issues, international business
Leadership, strategy, vision
Change
Change management
Behavioral change
Avoiding bias
Inclusion
This ex CIA officer, NSA analyst, cybersecurity pro, and hacker is also an activist for LGBT+ inclusion.
Emily Crose
Ex CIA, NSA & INSCOM infosec specialist
Expert on tech, cybersecurity, industrial infrastructure, counter-extremism, government transparency
Security, counterterrorism
Risk assessment and management
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Avoiding bias, diversity
Collaboration, communication
Military
CIA
Cyber
Cyber security
Hacking
This journalist, author and military affairs commentator was part of Mossad's daring covert effort, "Operation Brothers."
Gad Shimron
Ex Mossad agent & Maariv foreign news editor
Expert on intelligence, counterintelligence, political issues, security, counterterrorism
Security, counterterrorism
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Political issues, international business
Media, entertainment
Inspiring, motivating
Intelligence
Counterterrorism
Terrorism
Counterintelligence
Author
This CIA senior analyst, author, professor, and corporate trainer is an expert on avoiding cognitive biases.
Gina Bennett
Ex CIA senior analyst & advisor
Expert on cognitive bias, gender equality, intelligence
Performance improvement, sales
Avoiding bias, diversity
Collaboration, communication
Security, counterterrorism
Inspiring, motivating
CIA
Analyst
Analysis
Analytics
Data analytics
The only publicly known surviving Cold War KGB illegal, this sleeper agent in the U.S. during the Cold War later became a resource for U.S. counterintelligence.
Jack Barsky
Ex KGB sleeper agent
Expert on security, espionage, KGB, Cold War, entertainment
Performance improvement, sales
Leadership, strategy, vision
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Collaboration, communication
Cybersecurity, technology
KGB
Russia
Cold war
Building loyalty
Change
This retired FBI supervisory special agent & profiler, is an author, producer, and host of multiple TV and podcast shows.
Jim Clemente
Ex FBI special agent & profiler
Expert on profiling, crime, investigation, deception, entertainment
Performance improvement, sales
Crime, investigation
Collaboration, communication
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Inspiring, motivating
Creativity
Profiling
FBI
Investigation
Children
This former head of CIA University currently helps the CIA develop its world-class workforce & leads employee wellness programs.
John Guyant
Ex CIA chief learning officer
Expert on change management, executive leadership, corporate learning
Collaboration, communication
Leadership, strategy, vision
Aerospace, military
Inspiring, motivating
Performance improvement, sales
Collaborating
Teamwork
Communication
Leadership
Mentoring
Since retirement, this former CIA senior officer has developed training for the intelligence community and Special Operations forces.
John R. Seeger
Ex CIA division chief of operations
Expert on counterintelligence, insider threats, counterterrorism, unit leadership
Security, counterterrorism
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Leadership, strategy, vision
Risk assessment and management
Political issues, international business
Intelligence
Counterterrorism
Terrorism
Insider threat
Risk assessment and strategy
This 28-year member of the CIA’s National Clandestine Service served multiple overseas tours as station chief.
John Sipher
Ex CIA senior officer & station chief
Expert on intelligence, security, foreign policy, social media
Performance improvement, sales
Intelligence, clandestine operations
Security, counterterrorism
Political issues, international business
Leadership, strategy, vision
Film TV Literature
Media
Television
CIA
Leadership

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Ex FBI counterintelligence operative, Eric O'Neill
"One of the most highly decorated CIA field operations officers of his generation... if people knew the work he has done in the shadows of the Middle East, Europe, and Russia, they would sleep easier at night."
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Former Acting Director, CIA
on Ex CIA intelligence service officer, Marc Polymeropoulos
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Chairman, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Docent Association
on Ex FBI special agent and undercover operative, Bob Hamer
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Bob Dougherty
Former undercover operations officer & instructor, CIA
on Ex double agent and former member of Nelson Mandela's spy unit, Bradley Steyn
"Tyler is a charismatic presenter whose talents lie not only in his grasp of hard-to-find facts, but his creative analysis and compelling storytelling. What is more, his audiences take away a lesson learned, something to apply to their own lives."
Barry Scheck
Lawyer & Co-Founder, The Innocence Project
on author & private investigator, Tyler Maroney
"I would recommend Michele as a speaker for any executive event, thought leadership session, female empowerment, leadership, etc. She truly is a catalyzer of incredible content and debate — her content is simply eye opening."
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Head of Marketing, Israel and Emerging Markets, Salesforce
on Ex CIA undercover officer, Michele Rigby Assad
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