Event Management Expert Witnesses

This professional has 10+ years of experience in marketing, finance and operations, focused on thorough planning and management of significant staged racing events. A graduate of NYU's Master's program in Sports Business, he currently serves as the Senior Manager for Event Operations and Financial Analysis at one of the world's best known and largest running clubs, responsible for organizing one of the world's largest races in terms of participants and revenue generation.

This expert is an accomplished security and risk management consultant within the international major events environment. He has over 15 years of security planning and operational management for major events, including the Baku 2015 European Games, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, 6 Olympic Games, 2010 G8 & G20 Summit (Toronto) and from his experience as an Australian Army Special Forces officer. He has been considered a leader in strategies and operational solutions to align and integrate Event Organizing Committees with Government Security Authorities, Police and the private security sector within complex, multi-agency, major event environments. He has led and managed multi-national project teams in Azerbaijan, USA, Greece, Italy, Canada and the UK, and has also worked on projects in Qatar & Russia. An accomplished technical writer, he has supported six Host City Bids as the lead writer for the Host City Bid Book (Safety and Security) including two successful Host City campaigns - Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. He is a regular lecturer and contributing writer on Major Event Security and Event Risk Management and has been engaged as an Expert Witness on security and risk management. In 2015, he was invited to join the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) World Board of Directors.

This expert has been involved with Motocross for over 35 years and has organized hundreds of races. He began working in sales for Yamaha in Grenoble, France. After moving to the US, he started Desert Only Travel which was the first major motorcycle touring and special event production company. He created and produced numerous motocross races over the years, including Endurocross which was introduced to the X Games in 2011. He is currently a Consultant and Producer for numerous motocross racing events working with Red Bull, the X Games, Monster Energy, Fox Racing and many other motocross event sponsors.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of law enforcement. He earned his BS in sociology and criminal justice from Curry College and graduated from both the Boston Police Academy and the FBI National Academy. He also completed the senior executives program for state and local government at Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the national leadership preparedness initiative program at the Harvard School of Public Health. This expert is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the FBI National Academy, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Association of Emergency Managers, and the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators. He spent the majority of his career with the Boston Police Department, starting as a police officer in the Drug Control Unit and eventually becoming the superintendent-in-chief. With the Boston Police Department, he was a certified hostage negotiator, implemented 7 World Championship events, oversaw the department's handling of the 2011 Occupy Movement, and was the incident commander for the 2013 Boston Marathon. Upon retiring from the Boston Police Department, this expert founded The Linskey Group, a security, law enforcement, and emergency management services consulting firm. Currently, he is the managing director of the investigations and dispute practices division of a global security and risk management firm.