Evy Poumpouras
Former Secret Service Special Agent and Interrogator, Co-Host of Bravo TV’s “Spy Games”

For more than 12 years, Evy Poumpouras served as a Secret Service special agent in an action-packed career during which she was responsible for protecting the world’s most high-value assets. She was a member of the Presidential Protective Division for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, and also protected Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George H.W. Bush. Today, she is a widely recognized multimedia journalist, host and producer. She appears regularly on “Today,” NBC, MSNBC and “Good Morning America” to share her sought-after expertise on national security, law enforcement and crime, and is the host of Bravo TV’s competition series “Spy Games.”

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Poumpouras has been described as “the epitome of a badass” as she reveals hard-won lessons on building a more confident and resilient mindset, communicating for maximum impact, and unleashing your inner fighter as you push past the obstacles on the path to success. She shares thrilling anecdotes from her experiences in the Secret Service, offering a rare behind-the-curtain look at one of the oldest elite security forces in the world. She will show how you can apply Secret Service principles of communication, leadership, psychology and inclusion in your own pursuits.

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In addition to safeguarding our nation’s heads of state, during her tenure in the Secret Service, Poumpouras worked complex criminal investigations, operated undercover and was an interrogator for the agency’s elite polygraph unit specially trained in the art of lie detection, human behavior and cognitive influence. She was among the first responders during the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and was honored with the U.S. Secret Service Valor Award in recognition of her heroic efforts. 

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Poumpouras is an adjunct professor for The City University of New York, where she teaches criminal justice and criminology. She is also the author of the bestselling book Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, Live Fearlessly, in which she introduces unique and actionable strategies for influencing any situation and transforming yourself into a stronger, more confident and more powerful person. 

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