Dr. David Firester PhD

David Firester, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of TRAC Intelligence (Threat, Reporting, and Analysis Consultants), which is a premier threat analysis firm. TRAC Intelligence provides threat assessments to the private sector. He has a rich background in public and private policy, international security, national security, domestic security, counter terrorism, counterinsurgency, law enforcement, and domestic laws related to terrorism. David recently completed a Ph.D. in Political Science, for which his dissertation is titled, "Evolutions in Suicide Bombing: Exploring the Relationship between the Tactic and Its Application by Non-State Armed Groups Across Various Conflict Zones Over Time." He had earlier written an award-winning Master's Thesis titled, "Failure to Adapt; Intelligence Failure and Military Failure as Functions of Strategic Failure?" He has taught courses at a variety of City University of New York (CUNY) universities.