Kathleen L. Kiernan, Ed.D., is the CEO and Founder of Kiernan Group Holdings, Inc. (KGH). She oversees KGH’s work as an intelligence, law-enforcement and national security consulting, training and problem-solving firm that provides tailored solutions to today’s most complex challenges. She has innovated the concept of Preparedness Without Paranoia™, which is predicated on the fact that understanding the modern threat environment does not have to be an intimidating or overwhelming task.
In order to ensure the safety and security of an organization’s personnel, a Chief Security Officer (CSO) must be able to identify, assess and develop appropriate responses to a wide range of potential and actual threats as they evolve in real time.