Scott Tillema

Scott Tillema is a FBI trained hostage negotiator, and worked with one of the largest multi-jurisdictional municipal SWAT teams in the United States. He is an active duty police officer in the Chicago area with 18 years of experience.

Scott is a nationally recognized speaker in the field of police negotiations, and speaks internationally to business audiences.

Scott holds a master’s degree in psychology and has received negotiation training at Harvard University. He is on faculty with the Schranner Negotiation Institute and was recently named as a trainer for the Hostage & Crisis Negotiation International Academy.