National security is the key to American progress, but it often comes at a high cost. How can we balance freedom with public security? Educate your attendees on the intricacies — and frustrations — of national security with experienced speakers who have lived the job. WSB’s national security and counterterrorism speakers include CIA Directors, US Ambassadors, governors, mayors, and other notable figures who protect the American public on a daily basis. Available for in-person or virtual events and meetings.
President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations and Senior Counselor, Centerview Partners
First Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Former Governor of Pennsylvania; Chairman, Ridge Global
Distinguished Statesman, Secretary of Defense (1997-2001) and CEO, The Cohen Group
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011), Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton (1994-1997), Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget (1993-1994) and Co-founder and Chairman, Panetta Institute for Public Policy
Transformational Leader; Secretary of Defense (2006-2011); Bestselling Author
Legendary Anchor, ABC News Nightline; Senior Contributor, CBS Sunday Morning Show; Contributing Columnist, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
Former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to the President of the United States; Expert in Global Risk, National Security & Crisis Leadership
43rd President of the United States and Founder of the George W. Bush Presidential Center
U.S. Senator (1981-2011) and Senior Counsel, Arnold and Porter
16th Supreme Allied Commander, NATO; Partner and Vice Chairman, Carlyle; Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Rockefeller Foundation; New York Times Bestselling Author; Senior Military Analyst, CNN
General, US Army (Ret.); Partner, KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute; Former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan; Former Director of the CIA
Host of globally popular The President’s Daily Brief Podcast, Former CIA Covert Operations Officer, Cofounder of the global intelligence, investigations and security firm Portman Square Group, Host of Discovery Network's Black Files Declassified, Author of “Company Rules-Everything I know About Business I Learned From the CIA.”
Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University; Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Political Scientist; Expert on Authoritarian Threats to Democracy; Author, Hitler's Girl: The British Aristocracy and the Third Reich on the Eve of WW2
Renowned cyber-crime and fraud prevention expert; Bestselling author, Catch Me if You Can
Creator and Former Managing Director of U.S. Secret Service’s Global Investigative Operations Center; The most decorated cyber focused U.S. Secret Service Agent in agency history
Former National Security Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow for Global Risks at the Center for the National Interest; State Department Diplomacy Consultant (2006-2023); Expert on Geopolitical Risk, Global Affairs, and American Politics
Deputy Commander of US Cyber Command 2020-2022; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University 2022-Present
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