Katherine Schweit

Katherine Schweit is a former prosecutor and retired FBI agent executive who created and led the FBI's active shooter initiative after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. She was on the crisis teams responding to tragedies at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Pentagon, and the Navy Yard in the Washington, DC, area. A world expert in mass shootings and security matters, she is a frequent on-air commentator and sought after speaker. Her consulting clients include Fortune 100 companies,...See more

Katherine Schweit is a former prosecutor and retired FBI agent executive who created and led the FBI's active shooter initiative after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. She was on the crisis teams responding to tragedies at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Pentagon, and the Navy Yard in the Washington, DC, area. A world expert in mass shootings and security matters, she is a frequent on-air commentator and sought after speaker. Her consulting clients include Fortune 100 companies, small businesses, libraries, security professionals, and government. She is on the adjunct faculty at DePaul University College of Law and the author of Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis. See less