Greg Shaffer

Greg Shaffer served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for twenty years. He is currently founder and President of SHAFFER SECURITY GROUP, a global security, risk management and tactical training specialty firm based in Dallas, Texas. Greg is a recognized as one of the nations’ leading and respected policy experts in the prevention of domestic terrorism and active shooter events. He is both an 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 is a FBI certified Crisis Negotiator, Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Advanced Tactical Instructor, Close-Quarter Battle (CQB) Instructor, Rappel Master, and Paramedic.

He is 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 numerous national television networks, including Fox, CBS, NBC, and ABC along with numerous syndicated radio broadcast programs.

Mr. Shaffer currently is the founding partner in SHAFFER SECURITY GROUP (www.shaffersecuritygroup.com), a global security and tactical training specialty firm based in Dallas, Texas.