Pfeifer was the first Chief at the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001, played a major command role during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and helped manage NYC’s Ebola response efforts. He was the founding director of FDNY’s Center for Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness and helped lead many post-9/11 management innovations at FDNY.
Currently, Pfeifer is a senior fellow at the Program on Crisis Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School, a senior fellow at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, and a visiting instructor at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Pfeifer earned master’s degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School, Naval Postgraduate School, and Immaculate Conception and has written widely in professional journals and books.
Time
Monday, December 10th 7:00 pm
Doors Open at 6:30 pm
CFLD Hall, Schwarzman College, B1
