JOHN F. MUFFLER MS, CTM, Principal of Aequitas Global Security, LLC, is a strategic consultant for judicial officers, high-visibility clients in government, education, entertainment, and private sectors, on anti-assassination strategies and the assessment and management of situations that might pose a hazard to their safety or well-being. A retired United States Marshals Service Chief Inspector, he led the National Center for Judicial Security. Holding a top-secret clearance and key leadership positions throughout his decorated career, he led programs in judicial and witness protection, emergency management, fugitive investigations, and threat assessment and management. John serves as faculty for the National Judicial College, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Florida’s College of Advanced Judicial Studies, committee member for the American Bar Association’s Judicial Division, and as faculty/consultant for the National Center for State Courts where he has developed safety, security, and threat assessment programs for the global court family. John has given his time for local and national media interviews for News Nation, CNN, ABC Nightline, Law360, and others; he has authored dozens of articles on pursuer behavior, victim/witness security, targeted violence, and protecting personally identifiable information. John was an executive producer for the award-winning workplace safety video series, Project 365: Security Starts with You, for the United States Courts. He holds certification in threat management through the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals; serves on the Executive Board of the International Association of Chiefs of Police IMPACT Section. He has developed and delivered nationally recognized programs on violent extremism, safety for victims of domestic violence, active shooter preparedness, and the protection of the judicial process. He was the 2022 recipient of American Security Today’s ‘ASTORS’ Award for Excellence in Public Safety. He is the senior advisor for Gavin de Becker & Associates, overseeing their MOSAIC threat assessment system. Accepted into the United States Department of State’s Fulbright Specialist Program, John has keynoted globally on judicial security and threat assessment, is an alum of Naval Postgraduate School’s Executive Leaders Program and holds a master’s degree from St. Joseph’s University.