KENT E. WALKER

Mr. Walker is a Managing Director with International Risk Intelligence LLC, a leading international private intelligence firm specializing in corporate intelligence, security intelligence, global intelligence management, and advanced e-learning technologies.  Mr. Walker is a crisis management specialist with over 30 years experience (17 living and working abroad) in security, intelligence, investigations, and crisis management (product tampering, kidnap, workplace violence, counter-terrorism, and transportation security).  Most recently, he was Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the Miami Field Office, Federal Air Marshal Service.  Earlier, he was with Kroll Inc. providing crisis management, security consulting, litigation support, threat assessments, and response and site security evaluations to multinational corporations; and he served as Director of Investigations for a large multinational conglomerate.  He was Special Agent in Charge, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), Miami Field Office. In that capacity, Mr. Walker directly supervised all criminal investigations and security matters conducted by FDA/OCI in the southeast U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  He was with Naval Investigative Service (NIS) where he served as Deputy Director, Counterintelligence; his duties included management of the Anti-Terrorist Alert Center (ATAC); and earlier as Special Agent, responsible for counterintelligence, criminal investigations, and security operations including counter-terrorism threat assessments and protective service support to the Secretary of Defense.  He was a Senior Agent and team leader for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission where he conducted investigations involving the security of nuclear power plants.  He was a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps.  He is a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO).  Mr. Walker holds a BS degree in Political Science and Foreign Relations and a Masters degree in Communications and Public Administration from Xavier University.