Areas of Expertise
Executive Protection | Corporate Security and Investigations | Crisis Management and Business Continuity | Federal Law Enforcement Training | Aviation Security | Physical Security Operations
About Mike
Mike Novak is a security, investigative and training executive with more than 40 years of experience at the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Federal Air Marshals and as a corporate security executive. At The Chertoff Group, Mike focuses on security and strategy engagements with Fortune 500 customers.
Career Highlights
- Chief Security Officer, News Corp. and FOX Corporation, responsible for physical security, executive protection, event security, investigations, security operations centers, crisis management and business continuity across both companies
- Director of Corporate Security, Comcast Corporation, leading executive protection, investigations and crisis management
- First Assistant Administrator of Training and Workforce Engagement, Transportation Security Administration, establishing the TSA Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia
- Deputy Director, U.S. Federal Air Marshals, after serving as Deputy Special Agent in Charge of Training, Chief of Staff and Assistant Director of Training
- Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Presidential Protective Division, U.S. Secret Service, overseeing security of the White House Complex and the First Family shortly after 9/11 and the Anthrax attacks
- Career special agent, U.S. Secret Service, beginning in Detroit, Michigan, with assignments in investigations, protection and training
Boards and Affiliations
Past Member of Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board and International Security Management Association
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Criminal Justice – Michigan State University