MARC VARRI B. Eng, ASIS, CPP, CAMS, CSMP,
Marc is a professional security and critical risk consultant and a leading strategist in managing crises. With more than 25 years of experience with various U.S. agencies and organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Marc has advised and coached executives of corporations for several decades. Collaborating effectively with corporations, diplomats, and foreign governments, his international experience in crisis management and complex investigations includes work in Europe, the South, North, and Central America.
Marc holds a track record of successful intervening in numerous crises. He has hands-on experience in strategically maneuvering through some of the most complex global cross-cultural and political environments. He led one of the FBI elite units responsible for coordinating the U.S. response to hostage-takings and national security threats to U.S. citizens in Central and South America. As one of the leads managing hostage incidents, kidnapping for ransom, and extortion in the Spanish-speaking world, he created best practices in Central and South America, which are some of the most challenging areas in the world. During his career, Marc continued to establish a unique network of strategic partnerships with international enforcement, intelligence, and security services. Marc holds a Bachelor’s in Engineering and is a certified instructor, crisis manager, and alumnus of the FBI Hostage Negotiation Program. Due to his unique professional experience engaging with extremely dangerous threat actors and utilizing the ‘human element’ in high-risk operations, Marc has taken his experience to the world of cybersecurity. He recently complemented his professional experience through Harvard’s and MIT’s University Cyber Security Programme. Marc’s investigative experience in financial crimes, corruption, national security threats, and related intelligence operations, has not only garnered highly honed skills and abilities but is equally important for CRT clients, a global network of security and risk professionals. Marc is accredited in the field of Cyber Security through SANS and other institutions, including these designations - GISF, GISP, and GSLC.
Marc has transformed his several decades of experience in crisis management and investigation in the world’s most difficult environments into support for corporations and organizations in handling 21st Century threats.
Marc resides in Miami and continues to support CRT clients globally.
