Guardian Group Preventing Human Trafficking

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1 Guardian Group Preventing Human Trafficking GUARDIAN GROUP Our mission is to prevent and disrupt the sex trafficking of women and children while enabling partners to identify victims and predators in the United States. 1

2 300,000 children in the of victims are U.S. are victims of sex 83% US Citizens trafficking every year. Sex trafficking is a $9 billion industry in the United States alone, second only to the drug trade. Child traffickers make up to $32k/week, and convictions lag far behind the rate of crime. Human Trafficking Cases Reported to the Trafficking Hotline 45% of victims are Minors The average age range SOURCES Huffington Post Shared Hope Toolkit when victims are forced into sex trafficking is Human Trafficking Hotline Department of Justice Polaris Project years old 2

3 SEX TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR I was a shell of a person but I was living a very normal life. On the outside when I wasn't in school I was being put through a hell that no one should endure. A child who is a victim of sex trafficking has to tell an average of seven adults before he or she is believed. Female sex workers have the highest homicide victimization rate of any set of women ever studied. SOURCE Jerome Elam Keynote Speech and Seminar on Trafficked Boys. YouTube FBI Child Trafficking Sting Catches 150 Alleged Pimps Newsy. YouTube

4 WHERE DO WE FIT? Guardian Group is a team of military special operations, law enforcement and intelligence professionals working to eradicate sex trafficking in the United States. We prevent and disrupt the trafficking of women and children while enabling partners to identify victims and predators. 4

5 OUR ORIGINS The Guardian Group draws upon decades of experience fusing intelligence and operations. We focus CEO/ FOUNDER Jeff Keith Started his counter-trafficking work in Educated in Global Leadership, Jeff understands the complexities of organizational dynamics, leadership development, and how to stay focused on a defined mission and set of values. on predators and their networks. COO Jeff Tiegs A 25-year veteran of U.S. Army Special Operations, including stints in Panama, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. Jeff has received numerous honors including the Legion of Merit, four Bronze Stars and a Silver Star.

6 GuardianGroupGrowth 2012 Guardian Group forms Central Oregon CSEC Response Team to provide comprehensive services in order to discover and respond effectively to child sex trafficking 2015 Oregon Department of Justice begins using Central Oregon CSEC RT at model for Oregon 2016 Guardian Seal Training introduced 2016 Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association Endorses Guardian Seal Training 2016 Universities Partnered with MIT, Harvard, Wharton & Stanford 2017 Portland Marriott Council purchases Guardian Seal Training for 32 hotels 2017 Partnered with Thorn/Spotlight a tool that allows us to conduct faster and more precise investigations 2018 BackPage gets shut down and President Trump signs FOSTA making it harder for predators to advertise their crime 2018 Indicator Cards provided 5,000 recognition aids to hotels and associations to better equip hotel staff 2018 National Board of Directors CarFax Partnership Facebook Partnership Today National and State Legislation 2010 Guardian Group Founded 2014 First Guardian Group Assist with trafficking arrest and recovery of victim 2015 Partners with Los Angeles Sheriff Department and InfraGard Country's largest Human Trafficking Task Force 2016 Earned Platinum Seal with GuideStar achieving the highest standard of transparency and financial accountability given to a nonprofit 2016 Specialized Department Of Defense Training 2017 Filled Critical Roles in Intel/Ops by hiring two veterans to continue to utilize their skill set 2017 Federal Law Enforcement Engaged 2018 Training Milestone Met Guardian Group reached 100 training workshops, with 8,500 people trained (1,000 Law Enforcement Officers) 2018 Filled Critical Roles in Sales/ Management by hiring 2 full time staff members 2018 Salesforce, Patterson StratOp and IBM work with Guardian Group to develop a strategic plan for the future 2018 California Hotel & Lodging Association partners with Guardian Group to train their 1,800 member hotels Amazon Partnership Sealed City Initiative

7 We bring the full fight to human trafficking PREVENTION & RISK MITIGATION FOR BUSINESSES Defense Training for businesses to recognize and report sex trafficking, in all industries including hospitality, travel and transportation. Defense SUPPORTS Offensive efforts with law enforcement Offense brings REGIONAL EXPERTISE + LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIPS to Defense PROSECUTION Offense Active involvement in the pursuit, apprehension and prosecution of predators alongside law enforcement. 7

8 How Offense works GUARDIAN GROUP FILLS THE GAP Example Report 1. Track regional activity; create geographic and cultural expertise 2. Build local relationships with Law Enforcement 3. Conduct real-time intelligence gathering and analysis on individual cases 4. Create case that LE trusts and is willing to act on, leading to more arrests and lives saved Law Enforcement Sex Traffickers Focused on winnable cases Limited resources for trafficking Need better and more effective intelligence Often lack the correct expertise (e.g. what crime to charge) Currently very difficult for law enforcement to identify, pursue, and charge sex traffickers, who almost always escape Recruit victims online, via word of mouth, and abduction Highly mobile / fast moving Could be independent or part of organized crime 8

9 PURSUIT PREVENTION Biz Dev Sales / Marketing Leadership Operations Intelligence PARTNERSHIP Universities Colleges Educators Researchers ATr Communities Influencers Leaders GENERAL PUBLIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS PD Chiefs Detectives Troopers Agents SWAT LEOs ACADEMIA Local State Federal GOV AGENCIES Las Vegas- Denver-Houston DAs CORPORATIONS Donors Biz Partners Dev Partners Svc Providers REGIONAL OPERATING CENTER TASK FORCES US District Attorneys State DAs Assistant DAs PROTECTION HOTELS & TOURISM Hotels Gaming Travel Tourism Individual Donors Corporate Donors Corporate Partnerships Federal, State & Private Grants Monthly Giving and Annual Fund Earned Income FBI DHS DoJ PROSECUTION

10 EXTENDING THE SHIELD AND EXPANDING OFFENSE Our vision is to Phase 1 I-5 Corridor build our presence along Phase 2 & 3 Opportunities the corridors that traffickers use most

11 Sealed City Initiative: Establish a collaborative network that employs its unique skills, influence, resources, and expertise to maximize the ability to protect the community. Educate the community on the cycle of exploitation, potential threats and how to identify them Train community on how to better protect themselves & others Disrupt predators and traffickers Facilitate the prevention and restoration of victims Promote economic development 11

12 Our partners in (fighting) crime HOSPITALITY CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS STRATEGIC Nevada Hotel & Lodging Association Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association Marriott Business Council Google Petra Insurance, Inc. Hewlett Packard IBM Corporation Salesforce Coinbase Global Risk Advisors Tough Stump Technologies LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATIONS EDUCATION Bend Police Department Deschutes County Sheriffs Department Oregon State Police Department of Defense Orange County Counter Human Trafficking Task Force Alameda County Counter Human Trafficking Task Force Child Rescue Association Orangewood Foundation Safety Compass i-5 Freedom Network MIT Harvard Business School Naval Post Graduate School The Wharton School

13 Ways to partner with us: Fund us Refer us Volunteer for us

14 JOIN THE THE FIGHT Help build our defensive network and shield our communities from trafficking. AND HELP YOUR BUSINESS Manage Risk Customer Demand Improve Safety Employee Engagement 14