Carmi Lawrence

Born and raised in Highland Park, Illinois, Carmi is an accomplished and recognized strategic risk management advisor to corporate executives, political figures, religious institutions and security professionals worldwide. Over the past 30 years, he has held corporate security and investigations leadership roles with several global organizations as well as the U.S. Government. He has appeared on nationally syndicated television and radio shows, and published books and professional articles related to personal security and counter-violence strategies.

Carmi has conducted anti-terrorism assessments in China, SE Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, and provided anti-terrorism and security awareness training for 14 sovereign government consulates and U.S. government personnel.

Carmi is board certified in Security Management (Certified Protection Professional), is a board Certified Anti-Terrorism Specialist (CAS), a nationally certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor, State Certified Private Security/Private Detective Instructor, and a licensed private detective. Carmi has served as Chairman for the ASIS International Chicago-North Shore Chapter, currently serves as a Security Coordinator for several area Synagogues and Jewish institutions, and for several years served as the Director of Community Safety & Security for a Chicago area Jewish community safety organization. Under Carmi’s guidance and direction, the organization expanded their community safety capabilities with a whole host of subsidized training classes, community-wide seminars and webinars, active threat police/community training exercises, law enforcement intelligence sharing and liaison efforts and synagogue security consulting.