Jeff Lanza was an FBI Agent for over 20 years. During his tenure at the FBI, he investigated corruption, corporate fraud, money laundering, computer crime and organized crime. He served as head of internal security of the Kansas City FBI and as a regional spokesman.

Mr. Lanza has participated in hundreds of television, radio and newspaper interviews including appearances on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Larry King Live, Hannity and Colmes, Fox and Friends, CNN Primetime with Wolf Blitzer and National Public Radio.

Mr. Lanza is a professional speaker who has provided over 750 presentations on the topics of crisis communication, ethics, identity theft, cyber-crime and more. His clients include Citigroup, The Young Presidents Organization, American Century, Hallmark, H & R Block, The Society of Human Resource Management, Edward Jones, Evergreen Financial, Oppenheimer, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo and others. His webinar on identity theft was provided to a nationwide audience of Citigroup employees in April 2009.

His program on the topic of Leadership Ethics has been certified for education credits across the United States. He has developed a unique version of this program that he presents with Mark Whitacre, the ADM executive and subject of the movie, The Informant, who wore a wire for the FBI for over two years while helping to investigate the largest price fixing case in U.S. history.

Mr. Lanza is an FBI certified instructor who has trained numerous government agencies and corporate clients on how to handle the media tricks that the national television personalities such as Connie Chung and Chris Hansen used on him during his nearly two decades as a crisis communicator with the FBI.

Mr. Lanza has been published in The Kansas City Star, Ingram's Magazine and on the FBI National Web site. He has written a blog for The Kansas City Star and contributes a regular column on leadership for Visionaries Magazine. He was chosen as the best speaker in the 50 year history of Kansas City's prestigious Plaza Club.

Prior to his career as an FBI agent, Mr. Lanza was employed by Xerox Corporation as 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.

Cyber Safety and Social Media:
Staying Safe in a New Era of Communication

The presentation, which can be done for parents only or as a family event, provides a unique look inside kid's social networking sites and explains, through the eyes of a seasoned FBI investigator, personal security vulnerabilities that parents may not realize.

Identity Theft/Fraud Prevention for Individuals and Business

Identity theft continues to be a growth industry with dire effects on individuals and business. This presentation, which has gained national attention, focuses on the current state of cyber-crime, social engineering and emerging trends in the area of corporate fraud.

Leadership Integrity:
How to Prevent the Extinction of the Ethical Business Leader

This program can be presented with Mark Whitacre, the subject of the theatrical release, "The Informant". It is specifically designed for CEO's and explores how to confront tough ethical choices that inevitably develop in the day-to-day operation of every organization. It will provide a roadmap for how to instill a culture of integrity in an organization and how to hire and maintain a workforce with the highest level of integrity.

Crisis Communication:
How to Feed the Media Without Getting Your Arm Bitten Off

Don't allow the media to control what you say and how you react. This program gives YPO members the opportunity to be interviewed in a role-play scenario. They will learn from Jeff Lanza how to avoid the same tricks that the Likes of Wolf Blitzer and Larry King used on him during national interviews. Present yourself and your situation in the best possible way.

Human Trafficking:
Slavery in Our Midst

For an "Only through YPO" experience, this presentation about this growing global epidemic by a street wise investigator includes a survivor of human trafficking, who joins Jeff on stage to present her compelling story of victimization.