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Scott Walker

Hostage Negotiator

Kidnap for Ransom Negotiator, Scotland Yard Detective, & Military Intelligence Interrogator.

Scott Walker is one of the world’s most experienced kidnap for ransom negotiators, having helped resolve over 300 cases and other similar crises such as piracy and cyber extortion attacks.

This experience has enabled him to develop a unique understanding of what makes people think, feel and act, specifically in times of adversity, conflict, and uncertainty.

Scott previously spent 16 years as a Scotland Yard detective engaged in operations targeting organised crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. He has also worked for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as well as deploying to hostile environments on behalf of military intelligence to conduct covert interrogation operations.

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