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Meet Our Team

Every member of our team brings unique experience to the table. Comprised of top professionals from the highest agencies in the nation, we are the elite in our field.

Chris Grollnek

Active Shooter Prevention

Chris Grollnek Public Speaker, a retired police detective and former U.S. Marine, is renowned for his expertise in crisis management. Selected for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Active Shooter Prevention Seminar, he contributed to key training modules.

Experience

33 Years

Training, Speaking, & Media

>500 Appearances

Chris’ Executive Bio and Experience

Invited to be the Keynote Speaker for two of the thematic tracks during the World Police Summit in Dubai at the World Trade Centre from 7 – 9 March 2023. Chris Grollnek received the personal invitation in the name of “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Chris Grollnek is a highly respected professional in the field of Active Shooter Prevention, with over 33 years of experience in public service. He brings a wealth of knowledge from his time in the Marine Corps, Law Enforcement, and the Private Sector, where he has provided strategic advisory services to top executives in the country.

Following his involvement in the Active Shooter Event in McKinney, Texas in 2010, Chris redirected his post-graduate studies and wrote his thesis on the phenomenon of active shooter events. He then began contracting with the Department of Homeland Security and wrote and appeared in a documentary about active shooter incidents and survival guidance. Chris is one of the only security professionals in the country with both personal experience in a domestic terrorism event and a master’s degree in the field, making his expertise truly unique.

Chris founded the Active Shooter Prevention Project (ASPP), LLC which uses a multi-faceted approach to offer comprehensive solutions from a broad spectrum of partners and is focused on preventing incidents before they occur. As the Managing Principal and Founder of the Active Shooter Prevention Project, Chris and the team of “Community of Experts” he established are working to make the P.R.O. Model (Prevention. Response. Options.) the new National Standard of Active Shooter Prevention for the public and emergency responders which has been adopted by several agencies and departments within the US Government.

As the nation’s leading Active Shooter Expert and the top-rated public speaker on the phenomenon of active shooters (Google-rated poll), Chris was hand-selected by several US Government agencies to create and film active shooter prevention training videos. The most recently released video was purpose-built, written, and designed by Chris Grollnek with the intention of training the Executive Offices of the United States Attorney. It has been made available to the entire Department of Justice for their semi-annual Active Shooter training requirement.

Chris is internationally recognized as one of the leading experts and authorities on the phenomenon of “active shooter” events and prevention. As one of just a few legacy experts with active shooter experience, Chris’ expertise is in high demand across the nation and across industries. Chris provides strategic advisory services for the highest levels of government and the most senior executives in the country. He’s also retained by families seeking criminal and financial restitution for the loss of loved ones during an active shooter event.

Grollnek has appeared on numerous national television networks, including Fox, CNN, MSNBC, Fox Nation, Fox Business, OANN, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, and numerous syndicated radio broadcast programs. He has provided keynotes and training across the county and recently delivered live training on Active Shooter Prevention Strategies and the P.R.O. Model to the entire Department of Justice.

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Chris Grollnek, Active shooter expert

Chris Grollnek – Keynote Speaker

Real-World Experience. Life-Saving Preparation.

Although retired, Chris remains continuously sought for public speaking appearances, training seminars, assessments, and media consulting; reestablishing himself, Active Shooter Expert Chris Grollnek performs his work with a rich history in risk management, mitigation strategies, OSHA policy compliance, police best practices, policy, and security assessment programs.

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Chris Grollnek, active shooter expert-prevention

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Real Stories from Those Who’ve Experienced ASPP PRO’s Impact

Real Stories from Those Who’ve Experienced ASPP PRO’s Impact

Chris, I’m the FBI’s program manager for active shooter situations and on the White House working group seeking ways to prevent gun violence. I wanted to drop a note and let you know that I thought the DOJ video was well done. You address many points that we have been stressing.

Katherine Schweit
FBI Program Manager, Active Shooter Situations, The White House, Retired

I worked with Chris on a case covering several months and found him to be most diligent in handling the requirements of the project from inception to completion. He was always quick to respond to requests for information and assistance and his work product was invaluable to the successful outcome of the case. Chris is very goal oriented and was flexible to employ the necessary tactics and strategies to achieve the goals we had set for the project.

Kent Richardson

Chris, thanks so much for those kind words. I know my staff is very grateful for your insights and advice on keeping PCM a little safer. I can see God has given you a real calling in this area, and I encourage you to keep at it. At the end of your career, when you are looking back at everything, knowing you did what God called you to do will be worth more than you know. Take this advice from someone on that side of the river! Many blessings to you and safe travels!

Pastor Tom

I first met Chris Grollnek after the Pulse Nightclub massacre. He’s extremely knowledgeable about best practices regarding active shooters. Chris took great pains to explain law enforcement’s failures when responding to Pulse. He doesn’t talk down to ordinary citizens. Rather, he converses in a manner the layperson can comprehend. I’m very grateful for my professional relationship with Chris Grollnek.

Timothy Cwiek
Senior Writer Philadelphia Gay News

Thank you for presenting at the People’s City Mission on December 10th. Your presentation was greatly appreciated, and I have already shared some of the valuable information you provided with my organization. Your storytelling approach was engaging, although it would have been helpful to know more about the audience’s background and why we were all there. It’s a shame more people couldn’t attend, as your message deserves to be heard by a wider audience. Best of luck in your mission to raise awareness and put an end to these events.

Chris Klingenberg