Katherine Schweit is a former prosecutor and senior executive Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation who now consults with businesses and organizations to help resolve their most challenging security policies. She was among the teams responding to multiple active shooter incidents including shootings at the Holocaust Museum, Pentagon/Arlington Cemetery, Discovery Channel and the Navy Yard. She developed the FBI’s Active Shooter program and authored A Study of 160 Active Shooter Incident in the United States, 2000 – 2013. She is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional with extensive experience in curriculum development and a veteran instructor in terrorism and other national security matters including serving three years on the staff of the FBI’s renowned Counterintelligence Training Center. She is an adjunct faculty member at DePaul University College of Law and Webster University’s George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology. A recognized expert in gun violence, mass killings and active shooter matters, Ms. Schweit routinely provides commentary for on-air and print media and speaks to professional, government, educational and private organizations. She is a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law. She now provides security consulting and litigation support to businesses and organizations navigating prevention, response, and recovery solutions to targeted violence and crisis communications matters.
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