ROBERT M. GILBERT  

Mr. Gilbert is Managing Director, Security Intelligence, with International Risk Intelligence LLC.  Prior to joining IRI, he had been Senior Security Consultant & Security Project Manager, U.S. Department of Education, responsible for all security planning and operations, crisis management and disaster recovery plus training planning and supervision.  Earlier, he was Director of Special Investigations, Standard Insurance Company, heading all investigations programs, anti-fraud prevention, and government compliance.  He was Supervisor of Special Investigations Unit, Conseco Inc., overseeing special investigations, anti-fraud, financial crime prevention, and compliance enforcement.  Earlier, he had been Director of Corporate Security, Alcan Aluminium Corporation; and Manager, Corporate Security & Safety, Data General Corporation.  Mr. Gilbert has extensive international military security and investigations experience.  He was Chief of Security Police and Squadron Commander United States Air Force Strategic Air Command.  He was also an Instructor, USAF Security Police Academy where he developed and taught several new professional courses.  He is also former Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Mansfield State College.   Mr. Gilbert has worked extensively with the CIA, FBI, US Secret Service, Department of Defense, Department of Education, and FEMA, both domestic and international.  He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Protection Professional (CPP).  He has been involved with Anti-Terrorism, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC; and the Computer Security Training Program, George Washington University School of Advanced Engineering.   He has worked with the Department of Defense Industrial Security Program in Management of Classified Information, and he is a contributing author, Handbook of Management for the Growing Business.  He is a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. Mr. Gilbert has a BS in Police Science and Administration from California State University, Los Angeles; and he is a graduate of the United States Air Force Officer Training School and Security Police Academy (valedictorian).