C. Joshua Villines is the Executive Director of the Human Intelligence Group, in Atlanta, and also the Threat Assessment Principal for Emory University Police Department, where he holds the courtesy rank of Lieutenant. Mr. Villines works as a consultant, expert witness, and instructor for both law enforcement and the private sector, focused primarily on behavioural threat assessment/management and criminal violence prevention. In addition to holding all three ASIS certifications, Mr. Villines is certified in behavioral threat management, as a Certified Threat Manager (CTM), through the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. He previously served on the Board of Directors for the ATAP – Southeast Chapter, and currently serves on the Global Board of Directors for ASIS International. Mr. Villines was a contributor to the past two ANSI/ISO workplace violence prevention standards, and served as the lead author on the threat assessment chapter of the ANSI/ISO school security standard. A veteran of U.S. Army Intelligence, Mr. Villines holds master’s degrees from Vanderbilt University and Mercer University, and completed his undergraduate education at Berry College and at the U.S. Defense Language Institute. He is a citizen of Switzerland and the United States, and divides his time between the two countries.
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