TCLS: Retired FBI Special Agent Kyle Vowinkel – 10.10.2023

We are very excited to announce the addition of retired FBI Special Agent Kyle Vowinkel to our fall True Crime Lecture Series!

Via LinkedIn…

Keynote inspirational speaker and impactful communicator capable of translating unique Army and FBI experiences to a wide range of private and public sector leaders.

Presents on grit, leadership, and communication/negotiation philosophies, anchored with moving first-hand accounts from 33 years of distinguished government service on two unique National level assets; the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU); and the Department of Justice’s elite counterterrorism unit, the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT).

Speaker at events around the world, from Cornell University, to West Point, to Google, from Nepal to the Baltimore Hostage Negotiation Seminar, to several FBI National Academy events.

Deployed on hundreds of high-risk missions domestically as well as overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and twenty other countries, including China, Qatar, Kenya, South Korea, and Peru.

At CNU negotiated with kidnappers, pirates, and the Boston Marathon bomber who I persuaded to peacefully surrender.

A respected security consultant with extensive experience in complex law enforcement, US government, and global security environments.

Over three decades conducting risk assessments, preparing and leading critical incident response planning, performing insider threat investigations, and successfully mitigating risk to companies.