FBI Career & Cybersecurity Expertise
Jeff Lanza was an FBI Special Agent and cybersecurity keynote speaker for over 20 years, during which he investigated cybercrime, organized crime, human trafficking, and terrorism. As a cybercrime expert and corporate keynote speaker on cybersecurity and risk, Jeff brings firsthand investigative experience into the growing threats facing organizations today.
Media Features, Books & Public Recognition
He has lectured at Harvard and Princeton Universities and written two highly reviewed books on criminal behavior and digital threats. Jeff Lanza is also featured in a Netflix documentary about the FBI and frequently appears on national television news programs, where he is recognized as a cybersecurity keynote speaker and expert on cybercrime trends, digital security, and emerging global threats.
Awards, Speaking Career & Global Keynote Engagements
Jeff was chosen as the best keynote speaker in the 60-year history of Kansas City’s prestigious Plaza Club. He is a professional speaker who has provided over one thousand presentations on the topics of cybercrime, leadership, crisis communication, ethics, identity theft, body language and more. His clients include 20th Century Fox Entertainment, UBS, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Nationwide, Citigroup, The Young Presidents Organization, American Century, Hallmark, H & R Block, Hess Oil, Standard and Poor’s, Financial Executives International, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo and others.
He developed and presented a program on identity theft prevention which was used to educate a nationwide audience of Citigroup employees. Jeff was a headline keynote presenter at an international cyber security conference in Dubai in 2022. As a special guest and cyber security expert, he presented to employees and business clients of Optus Communications in Sydney, Australia in 2023.
Jeff was head of operations security for the Kansas City FBI and a graduate of the world-renowned John E. Reid School of Interviewing and Interrogation. He is a certified FBI instructor and has trained numerous government agencies and corporate clients on how to interpret and project body language for more effective interpersonal communication. In addition to his latest book on the topic of cyber security, Jeff authored speeches for FBI executives and has been published in The Kansas City Star, Ingram’s Magazine and on the FBI National Web site.
Media, Film Consulting & Hollywood Work
Jeff consulted for academy award winning director Ang Lee during the production of “Ride with the Devil”. He has provided regular consulting services for television and movie production in Hollywood at Steele Films and Granfalloon Productions. Jeff was a major contributor and appeared on camera in a recent episode of The History Channel’s, “America’s Book of Secrets”. He was featured in the companion documentary to the major theatrical release “Runner – Runner”, which stars Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. Jeff has been featured in television commercials on the topic of fraud prevention.
Education & Early Career
Jeff was recruited by the FBI from Xerox Corporation, where he was a Computer Systems Analyst. He has an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from the University of New Haven (Connecticut) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas.
