Gary Noesner
Former FBI Chief Negotiator Gary Noesner equips organizations with proven crisis communication strategies to manage conflict, strengthen leadership, and build trust under pressure.
Why you should book Gary Noesner for your next event
- Retired FBI Chief Negotiator with over 30 years of service, leading high-profile hostage negotiations, hijackings, and terrorism crises worldwide.
- Learn practical FBI-tested negotiation strategies that empower leaders to defuse conflict, build trust, and strengthen collaboration across teams and departments.
- Recognized global expert featured on CNN, BBC, and History Channel, bringing unparalleled credibility and media-trusted authority to every keynote.
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Negotiating Under Pressure: Lessons from High-Stakes Crises
Former FBI Chief Negotiator Gary Noesner draws on 30 years of high-stakes experience resolving hijackings, kidnappings, and standoffs. As the first leader of the FBI’s Crisis Negotiation Unit, he mastered the art of building trust under pressure. Today, he delivers powerful keynotes that translate life-or-death negotiation lessons into strategies for leaders, helping organizations defuse conflict, strengthen collaboration, and thrive in challenging environments.
Keynote Speaker Gary Noesner is recognized worldwide for his extraordinary career as the FBI’s Chief Negotiator, where he spent over 30 years resolving some of the most dangerous and high-stakes crises of our time.
From international kidnappings and terrorist hijackings to domestic standoffs and sieges, Gary developed and led negotiation strategies that saved countless lives. His expertise has made him one of the foremost authorities on conflict resolution, crisis leadership, and communication under pressure.
Today, Gary translates these life-or-death lessons into powerful keynote speeches that resonate with organizations across industries. His presentations focus on how leaders can defuse conflict, build trust, and navigate uncertainty with confidence. Drawing on real-world experiences from more than 120 overseas kidnapping cases and numerous high-profile incidents, he shares practical tools that help businesses strengthen collaboration, improve decision-making, and thrive during challenging times.
Beyond his career achievements, Gary is the acclaimed author of Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator, the book that inspired the hit TV series Waco. He has also been featured on CNN, BBC, History Channel, and in leading publications such as Forbes and The New Yorker.
If you are looking to inspire and equip your leaders with strategies proven in the most intense environments imaginable, Book Gary Noesner for your event and give your audience actionable insights on negotiation, resilience, and effective leadership.
Keynotes
Keynote by Gary Noesner:
Crisis (Hostage) Negotiations
What happens when conflict threatens to derail your organization’s success? Miscommunication, escalating tension, and poor decision-making can quickly turn challenges into crises. To navigate these high-pressure moments, your leaders need tools that have been proven in the most intense situations imaginable.
That’s exactly what Keynote Speaker Gary Noesner, former FBI Chief Negotiator, delivers. Drawing from a 30-year career leading life-or-death hostage negotiations, Gary provides audiences with actionable strategies to defuse conflict, build trust, and make sound decisions when the stakes are high.
Through compelling real-world stories and practical takeaways, his keynotes transform crisis negotiation lessons into business-ready tools for leadership, communication, and resilience.
Keynote by Gary Noesner:
Interpersonal Communication Skills Leading to Influence
Keynote Speaker Gary Noesner, former FBI Chief Negotiator, knows exactly what it takes to influence others in the most high-pressure situations imaginable. For over three decades, he resolved life-or-death crises through communication built on empathy, listening, and trust.
In his engaging keynotes, Gary translates these lessons into practical techniques leaders can apply immediately, helping them communicate with impact, foster stronger collaboration, and inspire real commitment.
Keynote by Gary Noesner:
Negotiating in Life & Work
In both life and work, ineffective negotiation can cost organizations trust, opportunities, and long-term success.
Keynote Speaker Gary Noesner, former Chief Negotiator of the FBI, spent over 30 years mastering the skills of influence, listening, and conflict resolution in the most extreme, life-or-death situations. From international kidnappings to high-stakes standoffs, he learned that successful negotiation is less about winning and more about building understanding and creating outcomes that benefit everyone.
In his powerful keynotes, Gary translates those experiences into practical tools for leaders and teams, teaching how to communicate clearly, manage emotions, and achieve results through collaboration rather than confrontation.
