<p>Dubbed "America’s 24-hour point person on terrorism" by National Journal, Michael Leiter served as the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) during two administrations.</p>
<p>During Leiter's tenure, he led the US Government's efforts to respond to repeated crises and high-stakes events including al-Qaeda's failed attempt to bring down a US airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009, the tragic shooting at Fort Hood and a failed car bomb attack in Times Square. His personal reflections on being in the Situation Room during the mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden are mesmerizing.</p>
<p>As NCTC's Director, Leiter led more than 1,000 personnel and managed an annual budget of more than $400 million. In addition, he advised the Office of Management and Budget on the allocation of more than $100 billion annually for government-wide counterterrorism activities.</p>
<p>Leiter shares how principled, thoughtful, visionary, and energetic leadership can carry an organization through crises that are relevant to both government and the private sector. His lessons on motivating employees and working with critical partners and customers in effecting change are as timely to organizations as combating terrorism is to the national security enterprise--and his deep insights provide invaluable understanding to both.</p>
Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
<ul><li><b>Leading in a Crisis: Before, During, and After</b></li><li>Michael Leiter helped lead the US Government's efforts to respond to repeated high-stakes events, such as al-Qaida's failed attempt to bring a US airliner down over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 and the successful mission that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden. From experience, Leiter shows how principled, visionary, and energetic leadership can carry an organization through crises and--more importantly--can lead to improvements in mission effectiveness that might otherwise be impossible.</li><li><b>Are We Keeping Up in a Rapidly Changing World?</b></li><li>Michael Leiter discusses the ways in which the US Government and the US private sector is--and is not--keeping up with global changes. In particular, Leiter talks about how the rapidly changing dynamics across the Middle East and North Africa, the increasingly dangerous aspects of cyberspace, and the worrisome availability of weapons of mass destruction are often outpacing our ability to address critical national security needs. In addition, Leiter describes how the private sector can help partner with the US Government and foreign nations to address these challenges, as well as the ways in which traditional policy, legal, and process solutions are falling short.</li><li><b>The Changing Face of Global Terrorism and Our Response</b></li><li>Michael Leiter describes the terrorist threat the US and global businesses face worldwide. Ranging from personal reflections on being in the Situation Room during the mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden to advising Presidents Obama and Bush on how to confront al-Qaida’s ideology, Leiter offers deep insight into how the global threat of terror has evolved, where it poses the greatest threats, and what strategies--both government and private sector--are best suited for reducing vulnerabilities.</li></ul>