About Steve Crimando

Steve Crimando is founder and principal of Behavioral Science Applications LLC, and director of the Homeland Security Human Factors Institute. He is an internationally known consultant and educator focused on the human element in security, emergency management, and business continuity.

Mr. Crimando is a Certified Threat Manager (CTM), Certified Disaster Response Crisis Counselor (DRCC), and a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress (BCETS). He is also a Certified Master Trainer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) program.

With more than 30 years of frontline field experience, Mr. Crimando was deployed to the 9/11 and 1993 World Trade Center attacks, the Northeast anthrax screening center, and many other disasters and acts of terrorism. He is a published author who is frequently called upon by the media and the courts as an expert in crisis intervention. He provides training and support to multinational corporations, law enforcement, intelligence and military organizations, as well as NGO’s, such as the United Nations.