Greg Shaffer

Greg Shaffer is recognized across the globe as a Subject Matter Expert on Terrorism, Personal Security, and Active Shooter Events. Shaffer served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for twenty years, including 6 years on their elite Hostage Rescue Team or HRT; conducting tactical operations across the globe.

Mr. Shaffer assignments include Supervising the Dallas FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, the San Francisco Field Office where he worked on a Drug & Gang Task Force, the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), and he was the first FBI Legal Attaché assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, Hungary.

Mr. Shaffer started his professional career as a line-officer in the US Coast Guard where he served for eleven years and commanded the Coast Guard Cutter Point Steele.

His most recent endeavors are the launching of his new book title: “Stay Safe – Security Secrets for Today’s Dangerous World” and hosting Investigation Discovery Channel’s docu-drama, “Body Cam – Behind the Badge”.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the United States Coast Guard Academy; and a Master’s Certificate in Strategic Intelligence from the Australian Institute of Police Management.

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.