Austin Shamlin is the CEO and Founder of Traverse Project—a nonprofit organization that combats the human trafficking threat through data intelligence—where has pioneered data-driven methodologies to combat human trafficking. He is a former police executive who currently sits on the Advisory Board for the University of Houston’s Center for Research Excellence to Counter Human Trafficking, as well as the Board of Directors for Operation Path Forward—a nonprofit supporting those who serve America. Previously, Austin directed international counter-human trafficking operations for a nonprofit under the Tim Tebow Foundation and managed law enforcement operations for D.C. Public Schools. He has also worked as a government contractor in Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq, and Somalia. He is a recognized speaker at Blackhat USA, DefCon, BENS, and other major conferences.