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Chris Grollnek

Chris Grollnek is one of the nation’s most sought professionals in the Active Shooter Prevention field. With over 33 years in the study and application of protective measures, Chris brings experience from his time in the Marine Corps, Law Enforcement, and Private/Government contracting providing strategic advisory services for the most senior executives in the country.

Following his involvement as a responder in the Active Shooter Event in McKinney, Texas, in 2010, Chris modified his post-graduate degree program trajectory and wrote his capstone project on the phenomenon of active shooter events. In addition, Chris wrote and appeared in a documentary detailing an active shooter incident and survival guidance from the perspective of a person within an event.

As one of the only professionals in the nation with personal involvement in a domestic terrorism/active shooter event and a Master’s Degree in that discipline, the experience Chris brings to his public speaking tour is literally; “one of a kind.” While experts across the country focus on responding to active shooters and preventing additional loss of life after an incident begins, Chris brings first-hand knowledge of how to prevent an incident before it occurs.

Using a multi-faceted approach in his seminars, location assessments, and training programs that offer comprehensive solutions from a broad spectrum of partners. He founded the Active Shooter Prevention Project, LLC, where the emphasis is on a “human” model vs. a “business” model. This group of like-minded professionals provides a community of expert support, creating the transformative initiative, “Prevention, Response, Options” (P.R.O.).

Chris Grollnek is internationally recognized as one of the leading experts and authorities on the phenomenon of domestic terrorism prevention. He has appeared on numerous national television networks, including CNN, FOX, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, BBC, CTNN, RT, documentaries, and syndicated radio broadcast programs.

Notably, one of Chris’ most recent significant achievements is his nearly two-year expert consulting and witness services for the attorney groups representing the families of several slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland) students. Chris donated most of his time to this cause to bring the case and services to the most lucrative settlements for the families.

Chris Grollnek is a Board member of First Preventers. He is also an active member of the National Tactical Officers Association, the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association, the Texas Municipal Police Association, The American Legion, and the United States Marine Corps Drill Instructors Association, Parris Island chapter. Chris has served as the President of the McKinney Police Association, Vice President of the International Association of Undercover Officers, and a former North Texas Violent Gang Task Force Board member.

Chris also serves on the Advisory Council for ZeroNow, a non-profit founded with the goal of ending school violence.

Greg Shaffer

Greg Shaffer served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for twenty years. He is currently the founder and President of SHAFFER SECURITY GROUP, a global security, risk management, and tactical training specialty firm based in Dallas, Texas. Greg is recognized as one of the nation’s leading and respected policy experts in the prevention of domestic terrorism and active shooter events. He is both a best-selling author and the TV host of an Investigation Discovery Channel police drama.

During Greg’s tenure in the FBI, he has served on the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team; the HRT – while serving on this elite team, Greg participated in numerous overseas operations to locate, capture, or kill some of the world’s most evil people, to include Usama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.

Greg has conducted tactical operations in Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, the Philippines, Indonesia, East Africa, and the United States. While serving on the HRT, Greg received enhanced training and resources to address the most complex of threats, working with Department of Defense Special Mission Units and other foreign counter-terrorism teams.

 Greg also served as the FBI’s Legal Attaché in Budapest, Hungary, where he led the FBI’s international mission to defeat national security and criminal threats by building a network of trusted partners and strengthened international capabilities.

On two occasions, Greg was assigned to the FBI Office in Dallas, Texas, where he served on the North Texas Violent Crime Task Force, tracking down and arresting the most violent criminals in the DFW area; and was again assigned to the Dallas Division where he supervised the North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force.

As the Counter Terrorism Supervisor in Dallas, he was responsible for the security of all major “Special Events” held in the Dallas metroplex. Greg was the FBI “Lead” for the security of the 2011 NFL Super Bowl, along with the supervision for security for the 2011 NBA Finals, the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, the 2010 MLB World Series, and many other high-profile events which were considered targets of terrorism.

Greg was also assigned to the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), where he served alongside other members of the Intelligence Community and was the Program Manager for all FBI Counter Terrorism-related investigations in Southeast Asia.

Upon graduation from the FBI Academy in 1995, Greg’s first office was in the FBI’s San Francisco Office, where he was assigned to the Multi-Agency Drug Task Force and was a member of the San Francisco FBI SWAT Team.

Greg is an FBI-certified Crisis Negotiator, Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Advanced Tactical Instructor, Close-Quarter Battle (CQB) Instructor, Rappel Master, and Paramedic. He is the recipient of the Arlington Police Department’s Medal of Merit and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Award for Investigative Excellence.

Greg has trained police officers, SWAT, Counter Terrorism Teams, and civilians in tactical firearms in Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and across Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States. He is now internationally recognized as one of the leading experts and authorities on the phenomenon of “active shooter” events and Domestic Terrorism Prevention. He has appeared on various national television networks, including Fox, CBS, NBC, and ABC, along with numerous syndicated radio broadcasts. Greg is the author of the book, Stay Safe – Security Secrets for Today’s Dangerous World and is the host of Investigation Discovery channel’s acclaimed show: “Body Cam – Behind the Badge.”

Greg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the United States Coast Guard Academy, a Master’s Certificate from the Australian Institute of Police Management, and is a graduate from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.