Jeffrey C. Price

Jeff is a Professor at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, Department of Aviation and Aerospace Science, and the owner of Leading Edge Strategies, a top airport management training company. A certified trainer by both the Anthony Robbins company and the FranklinCovey corporation, he is also the lead author for the textbook Practical Aviation Security: Predicting and Preventing Future Threats (3rd edition fall 2016), and his second textbook, Airport Operations, Safety and Emergency Management, debuted in 2016. As the lead Airport Security Coordinator trainer for the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), he also wrote the Airport Certified Employee-Security program body of knowledge is the lead author of AAAE’s Certified Member body of knowledge, which encompasses the baseline information for an individual to become an Accredited Airport Executive. Jeff has trained over 1,000 Airport Security Coordinators, over 800 TSA Transportation Security Inspectors and thousands of others in airport management and operations. Jeff is considered one of the world’s leading experts on aviation security, lecturing at conferences such as the Airport Law Enforcement Agencies Network, the Air Line Pilot’s Association, and the American Association of Airport Executives. He has written over 300 publications for a variety of publications including Aviation Security International magazine, Airport magazine and Plane & Pilot. He has also authored two chapters on aviation security for other texts and is frequently called upon to comment for CNN, ABCNews, NBC, CBS, USAToday, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, AP and others. Jeff began his career as a U.S. Coast Guard Officer. He entered airport management in the Operations Department at Stapleton International Airport in 1992, working ops and developing the airfield manager training programs for DEN; he was part of opening Denver International Airport, then served as its Assistant Security Director until 1998; he moved to Jefferson County Airport as the Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Property Management and was then appointed the Airport Manager from 1999- 2002. He also served a term on the Colorado Aeronautics Board. Through Leading Edge Strategies he provides security training and consulting, facilitates emergency exercises, and provides expert witness services; he also served as an expert witness on the 9/11 case.