Chairman ICAHST

Mr. Douglas R. Cavileer

Mr. Douglas R. Cavileer is the Chair of ICAHST and an international expert in police and military antiterrorist security operations with over thirty seven years of experience in government and the private sector. He was appointed Director of Operations for the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) within the Department of Defense in 2009. At CTTSO, Mr. Cavileer is the senior manager responsible for overall technical and financial execution for several program areas including tactical operations, investigations and forensics, surveillance programs and irregular warfare developmental activities. He is responsible for five program managers and thirty contract support staff with an evolving program of over $200 Million.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Cavileer was the Program Manager for several high priority antiterrorist research and development efforts at the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) of CTTSO, including survey efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Following the September 2001 terrorist attacks, Mr. Cavileer was the senior U.S. Navy antiterrorism officer for Europe until 2005. Prior to that, he directed the U.S. Navy Physical Security, Law Enforcement and Antiterrorism policies and programs at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) from 1994 to 2001. From 1987 to 1994, Mr. Cavileer was Deputy for Weapon Systems Protection within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he initiated and directed policy thrusts in physical security, nuclear security, and weapon systems protection. He began his career in security in the U.S. Army Military Police at the first operational ballistic missile defense system.

Mr. Cavileer has received numerous awards and holds a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from George Mason University.