Master of Science in Threat and Response Management
Instructors
Learn From the Best
MScTRM lecturers and advisors—experts in their fields with unparalleled levels of experience—choose to share their expertise and passion by participating in the program. Program instructors include public safety and corporate security consultants, physicians and epidemiologists, leading researchers, and more. Our close association with experienced leaders and practitioners working in the field of emergency management allow students to combine educational theory with practical lessons in disaster management and crisis prevention.
Medy Agami, MBA
Vice-Chairman and Partner, Ben-Roz and Associates
Medy S. A. Agami is Vice-Chairman and Partner at Ben-Roz and Associates. He is an expert in strategy and economics, data analytics and decision sciences, risk management and governance, finance, and public policy. Mr. Agami was previously a co-founder and managing director of Opimas. He has also...
Matt Angelo, MA
Executive Coach
Matt is an executive coach with a background in leadership development and organizational strategy where he partners with leaders to realize their fullest potential by creating a space for awareness and reflection while aligning values to purpose and vision. His coaching clients often focus on who...
Peter Boogaard
Communications Director for FWD.us
Peter Boogaard is currently the communications director for FWD.us, a bipartisan political and policy advocacy organization focused on fixing our broken immigration and criminal justice systems. Previously, he served as a White House and National Security Council Spokesman as well as the Deputy...
Paul D. Delacourt, JD
Director of Programs, Red River Technology
Paul is currently the Director of Programs at Red River Technology, in Virginia. Headquartered in Claremont, NH, Red River provide technology solutions to hundreds of commercial and government clients. Paul is also a partner at Stratagem Consulting, LLC, and has other advisory roles.
Paul...
William R. Evanina
Founder and CEO of the Evanina Group
William Evanina is Founder and CEO of the Evanina Group. He serves on multiple advisory boards.
On May 6, 2020, he became the first Senate-confirmed director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC). He has held the position of Director since 2014, leading...
Jeremy Greenberg, MA
Director for the Response Operations Division, FEMA
Mr. Jeremy Greenberg currently serves as the Director for the Response Operations Division at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In this capacity he is responsible for overseeing FEMA’s numerous capabilities that identify, alert, and stabilize threats and hazards. This includes the...
Nicholas Havey, PhD candidate
MScTRM Instructor
Nicholas Havey is a PhD candidate in the Higher Education and Organizational Change program in the Department of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on politics, political divisions, and how these divisions impact campus climate, culture, and higher education...
Millie Rey, MA
Writing/Dissertation Coach, University of Chicago
Millie Rey provides writing support for graduate students in the Master of Science in Threat and Response Management and Master of Science in Analytics programs, in addition to the liberal arts programs at the College of the University of Chicago. She is a writing consultant for industry and...
Philip Stupak, JD
Senior Advisor, Cambridge Global
Phil Stupak is a senior advisor at Cambridge Global where he provides bespoke government relations solutions to companies operating within the cybersecurity, homeland security, and national security environment. He is also a senior fellow at the University of Chicago's Harris Cyber Policy Initiative...
Nate Snyder, MS
Executive Vice President, Cambridge Global Advisors LLC
Nate is a current Executive Vice President with Cambridge Global Advisors, LLC, a national security consulting and strategic communications firm. There he advises and supports Fortune 500, federal, and state and local clients in cybersecurity, counterterrorism, information and intelligence sharing...
Francis X. Taylor, MS
President and CEO, FXTaylor Associates, LLC
Francis X. Taylor is the President and CEO of FXTaylor Associates, LLC which specializes in Security, Crisis Management and Risk Management Consulting.
Mr. Taylor retired from the US Government on January 20, 2017. His last assignment was Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, US...
Griffin M. Thompson, PhD
Retired Director, Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency...
Dr. Griffin Thompson recently retired as the U.S. State Department’s Director of the Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, in the Bureau of Energy Resources. In that position, he was responsible for guiding the Department’s work on the global energy transformation, to accelerate the...
Daniel William, MBA, CPA
Principal in the Forensic Services Practice, Charles River Associates
Dan is a Principal in the Forensic Services Practice at Charles River Associates. Dan recently retired from the FBI as a Supervisory Special Agent with 23 years of federal law enforcement experience. Dan was the Supervisory Special Agent of a terrorism squad focused on threats to the homeland from...
Rebecca Wurtz, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management...
Rebecca Wurtz is an infectious disease physician, epidemiologist, and health informaticist. She has worked for city, county, state, federal, and international public health programs in communicable diseases, preparedness, and management. She received a medical degree from Harvard Medical School and...
Along with current instructors, many of our past instructors continue to serve as capstone advisors.