Jack Briggs, Maj Gen (Ret)

Success Catalyst | Problem Solver | Crisis Management

BIO

A battle-tested decision-making expert with over four decades of high-stakes leadership experience across military operations, higher education, and non-profit sectors.

A fighter pilot and general officer, Jack Briggs commanded tens of thousands of warfighters in combat zones including Afghanistan, culminating in his role as North America's strategic defender against critical threats. His 30+ year military career forged his expertise in time-sensitive, consequential decision-making environments where clarity and precision determined mission success.

For the past decade, Jack Briggs has translated these same decisive leadership principles to transform higher education institutions and non-profits across multiple countries, guiding organizations through complex challenges that impacted tens of thousands of students, faculty, and administrators.

Today, he serves as a strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and executive mentor focused on one mission: transforming leaders and organizations by sharpening their decision-making capabilities to act with unwavering confidence when it matters most.

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Signature Topics

Critical Decisions Now: Senior Leadership Training Before Disaster Strikes - Why waiting until tomorrow could cost your organization everything.

When MInutes Matter: Senior Leaders Performing Under Extreme Pressure - Interactive session revealing how executives succeed (or fail) when facing their organization's darkest hour.

Breaking Down Silos: Collaborative Crisis Response Frameworks - Urgent strategies to unite security professionals across organizational barriers before the next critical incident.

TESTIMONIALS

There is no one better in my opinion than former CEO and Air Force General Jack Briggs to teach, mentor, and train senior leaders and organizations to improve decision making! Way to follow your passion.

Steve Anderson, LMI: Business Development Lead, Space Market

Jack Briggs’ superpower is that he is able to take a complex topic like emergency response and make it relatable to multiple levels of our organization. Everyone was fully engaged during the entire session, and all left with a few take aways to build upon in the future. Thanks for taking the time to help MSU improve.

VP, Infrastructure, Planning and Facilities

Dr. Briggs’ presentation on enhancing crisis preparedness at the 2025 IACLEA conference provided key concepts for organizations looking to improve their readiness. I’ve had the opportunity to attend numerous presentations on the topic, and I found Dr. Briggs’ lecture to stand apart from the norm. He was able to filter through the usual minutia and got straight to the point about building a program that emphasized communication and mission critical decision making. He accomplished more in an hour than most presenters manage in a day. I was left wanting more.

Cheif of Police, College of the Redwoods

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