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In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour speaks with Cathy Lanier, Senior Vice President and Chief of Security at the National Football League. Prior to serving in her current role as Senior Vice President and Chief of Security at the National Football League, Lanier held the position of Chief of Police with the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) from 2007 to 2016. From 1990, Cathy rose through the ranks of the MPD to earn various commendable honors including becoming the first female police chief of the nation’s capital, the first commanding officer of Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism for D.C. Police, one of a small number of female chiefs in the nation at the time, and the longest serving chief on the D.C. force. Now, as the Chief of Security for the National Football League, Lanier safeguards the security of all 32 NFL teams and their venues, liaises and collaborates with federal, state and local law enforcement, and ensures security for League events like the Super Bowl. Learn more about Cathy on LinkedIn.
“We can do everything right and bad things can still happen”
Cathy Lanier, Senior Vice President and Chief of Security at the National Football League
In the discussion Cathy and Andy cover:
- Cathy’s Background.
- The 2013 Washington Navy Yard Shooting and Hostile Events
- The importance of exercises, challenging our assumptions, and after-action reports
- Her two biggest lessons learned
- The ever-growing mission of securing the NFL
- Cybersecurity, socio-political divisiveness and radicalization
- Getting leadership buy-in
- Private-public partnership
- The Human Factor: Getting immersed and getting intelligence
- Having empathy and understanding the other side
- Dealing with adversity
- We play 3 Questions!
- Lots more!
Selected links:
- NFL Videos:
- Cathy Lanier explains her role as the NFL’s Chief Security Officer. Cathy Lanier, the NFL’s Chief Security Officer, describes her transition from protecting the President of the United Sates as the first female police chief in Washington D.C. to providing the same security for the largest sporting event.
- NFL 360 | THE CHIEF. NFL senior vice president of security Cathy Lanier faces extraordinary crises and challenges on a daily basis, in one of the most high-profile pressure cooker positions in the sports world.
- MPD Navy Yard After Action Report
- Guard Killed In Holocaust Museum Shooting
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