Kyle R. Vowinkel is a lecturer at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Business. He provides riveting presentations on leadership and communication strategies, based on over three decades of government service as an FBI executive, an FBI Agent, a US Army officer, and a crisis negotiator.
Vowinkel elevates corporate leaders and teams, empowering them with the tools to connect with and influence others. He shares lessons acquired from his decorated service on two high performing US National assets; the Department of Justice's elite counterterrorism unit, the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT); and the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU).
Vowinkel was integral in resolving some of the FBI's most precarious missions when he matched wits with kidnappers, pirates, and terrorists. He’s worked with tactical and negotiation professionals around the world, deploying to over twenty countries - From Germany, to Scotland Yard, to rotations with the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan.
An impactful and memorable event speaker at West Point, Cornell, Google, Hostage Negotiation Seminars, and FBI conferences. Kyle’s interviews on the Fox News True Crime and FBI Retired Case File Review podcasts resulted in more than 100,000 downloads.