Kim E. Petersen

Kim Petersen is a leading expert on security and counterterrorism. He is a successful business leader, entrepreneur, strategic consultant, public speaker, expert witness, and television news analyst. He is a trusted advisor to international businesses, governments, and institutions. He has over 30 years of combined experience in industrial security, special operations, national security, and intelligence operations. He is the founder of such companies as Hydro SEC, Sea Secure, and the Mobius Security Group, and is frequently seen on network news programs as an expert on security and counterterrorism. He has worked for President George H.W. Bush and former Secretaries of State Henry A. Kissinger and Alexander M. Haig, and has held senior staff positions at the US Senate and US Department of Defense. He works with government and industry leaders to mitigate terrorist, criminal, cybersecurity, and supply chain risks. He does this by focusing on credible threats and clearly defined vulnerabilities; applying state-of-the-art analyses and technology; ensuring regulatory compliance; and, balancing his client's needs with their fiscal and operational limitations. In the Middle East, he personally consulted with the leaders of Dubai, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Yemen. He is the founder and chief executive of Security Dynamics LLC, a strategic security & risk management consulting firm specializing in risk mitigation, crisis management, cybersecurity, counterterrorism, and supply chain security. At present he is serving as Chairperson at Security Dynamics LLC. He did BA, Philosophy from Virginia Commonwealth University, then he went to Harvard Business School, for his LPR, BNV, OPM and he completed his DipGB Masters-level Diploma from University of Oxford, Saïd Graduate School of Business.