Austin White

Austin White has over thirty years of law enforcement experience to include criminal investigations, dignitary protection, intelligence analysis, and training. He is assigned as the commander of the Homeland Security Division within the Virginia State Police (VSP) and holds the rank of Captain. His current position has him serving as the Executive Director of the Virginia Fusion Center (VFC), commanding the investigative and analytic resources of the VFC and the Northern Virginia Regional Intelligence Center. He is also responsible VSP’s components of multiple FBI JTTFs and other federally led task forces, Field Intelligence Unit, Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Team, Cyber Threat Intelligence and Response Team, and the VFC Shield public outreach program. He is an instructor for numerous organizations to include Louisiana State University, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, and Executive Protection Institute. He has earned a Master of Public Safety Degree from the University of Virginia, a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Virginia Tech, is a graduate of the National Criminal Justice Command College and is a member of Order of the Sword and Shield national academic and professional honor society. Captain White has received awards from the Anti-Defamation League and the National Fusion Center Association for his training and outreach programs and serves on numerous multi-agency workgroups. He is the President of the Global Shield Network, a worldwide information and intelligence sharing initiative building relationships between law enforcement, the intelligence community, and the public.