Areas of Expertise
Counterterrorism | Critical Infrastructure Protection | Enterprise Risk & Crisis Management | Aviation, Transportation and Supply Chain Security | Biometrics & Identity Verification | M&A and Private Equity Advisory
About Bennet
Bennet Waters is a founding member of The Chertoff Group with a proven record of senior leadership experience in public, private and federal government settings. He advises global public and private-sector organizations on intelligence-driven enterprise security and risk management, specializing in developing, executing and optimizing risk-based strategies that enable business continuity and the flow of goods, commerce and people.
Recent Engagements
- Multi-year, complex international enterprise risk management and critical infrastructure protection project
- Strategic risk and security advisory services to a publicly traded, multinational company
Career Highlights
- Founding member of The Chertoff Group
- Counselor to the Secretary and Counselor to the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2005-2009)
- Deputy Assistant Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
- Chief of Staff, Office of Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- More than 20 years in the private sector, holding C-suite strategic, financial, operations and Board roles in privately held and publicly traded companies
- Led three companies to successful exits (two to private equity sponsors)
- Co-Inventor on three issued U.S. security technology patents; two additional applications pending
- Frequent speaker and author on counterterrorism, transportation security, emergency preparedness and disaster management, and enterprise risk management
Boards and Affiliations
Senior Fellow, George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School and Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Education
Doctorate in Health Administration, Medical University of South Carolina | M.P.H. in Health Law, Boston University School of Public Health | B.A. with honors in Medical Ethics, Davidson College