William Gage

William “Bill” Gage served as a United States Secret Service Special Agent for 12 years, where receiving numerous awards for protective and investigative excellence. Protecting the President, Vice President, and others, Bill was an integral member during thousands of missions in the US and around the world including extremely high-threat missions to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel.

As Team Leader for the elite Counter Assault Team (CAT) and Lead Tactical Advance Agent for numerous National Special Security Events (NSSEs), Bill was responsible for focusing on active shooter response, threat suppression, and planning at the White House and other locations visited by the President, Vice-President, and their families. Bill served on two U.S. Congressional Sub-committees related to continuity of operations planning (COOP) for the President and Vice-President.
 
Bill has consulted with Fortune 50 companies on security assessments and is a certified instructor for ALERRT Active Shooter, a FLETC Use of Force Instructor, AXON/TASER, de-escalation, and in-service police academies. Bill recently partnered with a large financial industry consortium to train thousands of financial institutions. Most recently Bill has served in local law enforcement and now as a consultant for SafeHaven Security Group.

Bill has appeared on CNN, CSPAN, the Washington Post, and several national podcasts, Bill holds a bachelor’s from the Virginia Military Institute and a master’s from Boston University.