Cassi Chandler is an innovator, strategist, investigator, and leader who has broken barriers, led diverse teams, and built cultures of motivational leadership and inclusivity at some of the world’s most important organizations, including Bank of America and the FBI. In a career that has included many “firsts” across the U.S. government and financial services industries, she served as the FBI’s first African American female special agent assistant director as well as the Bureau’s first female national spokesperson and director of public and community affairs. The founder, president, and CEO of Vigeo Alliance – a leadership and talent risk management partner helping organizations elevate their cultures through diversity and inclusion – Chandler is dedicated to helping organizations position themselves for success by building more diverse and inclusive cultures that thrive.
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Two Pairs of Flats and One Pair of High Heels: Advice from the Public Face of the FBI
FBI Headquarters is about 2.8 million square feet in size, and Cassi Chandler needed good shoes to effectively be the face of every inch of that agency. After 9/11 there was talk of splitting the FBI in half. As Assistant Director of the Office of Public Affairs and the National Spokesperson for the FBI, Chandler was charged with keeping the agency intact. Learn how Cassi navigated this crisis and how you can use imagination and the right dose of transparency to improve your organization.
The Oklahoma City Bombing: Can Local and Federal Law Enforcement Work Together?
At the time of the attack, the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people was the worst act of homegrown terrorism in the nation’s history. Local, state, and national agencies converged on the scene to make sense of the tragedy and to find the perpetrators responsible. Cassi Chandler joined the (mostly) men on the ground as part of the inspection team. Come hear the story of this historic moment and how Chandler helped wrangle different groups (including the media) toward a common purpose. It’s a story of resiliency, teamwork, and a strong American bond.
Building & Motivating the Human for Tomorrow
Working at the highest levels of the intelligence and banking industries, Cassi Chandler has built and nurtured diverse, high-performing teams and empowered their success in navigating high priority intelligence and risk matters. As an expert in motivational leadership, she offers a compelling look at the role servant leaders play in contributing to the well-being of their teams by motivating and encouraging them, especially through today's challenging technical, social, and political times. Let Cassi inspire you to lead by embracing the Champion within you.
You Don’t Need A White Collar to Commit Fraud
Cassi Chandler’s background in white collar crime at the FBI came in handy when she became the Senior Vice President for Business Operations at Bank of America. Hear stories from her time as the leader responsible for building an integrated framework to identify, evaluate, and assess emerging risks and the operational effectiveness of enterprise coverage areas. Learn tools to protect yourself from risk through analytic processes identifying emerging cybercrimes, fraud trends, and consumer risks. Practice coherent and effective strategies supported by positive innovation from an expert who developed a prevention-focused global fraud investigations program that detected and prevented fraud, cybercrimes, and other emerging security risks with a focus on value return to the business.
PTSD: Not Just for Those on the Front Lines
Let’s be blunt. Working in the intelligence field is hard. Even if you are not fighting America’s enemies abroad, or risking your life for a source, you are part of a large network of people dealing with big consequential decisions. For former FBI Special Agent Cassi Chandler this was true during 9/11, the War on Terror, and throughout cases that came across her desk daily. Come participate in a frank discussion on PTSD, what drives people to do bad things, and how leaders who are not on the front lines can become blind toward their own trauma.
Diversity and Inclusion - It's Personal
Throughout her career, transformational leader and culture and diversity risk expert Cassi Chandler has broken through glass ceilings, led diverse teams, and built cultures of motivational leadership and inclusivity during pivotal times at some of the world's most important organizations, including Bank of America and the FBI. Drawing from her own personal journey and experiences, she shares the positive impact of embracing diversity in an organization and defines the tools essential to building an inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong.
Agony of the Working Mom
All 41 of her predecessors were middle-aged white men. As the first black female special-agent-in-charge at the FBI’s Norfolk office, Cassi Chandler had a specific set of professional challenges to overcome as well as a teen-ager at home and a partner also working at the FBI. But it wasn't the first time she found herself asking, “am I a good mom?” How does a career in the FBI impact family life, impact your children, and impact you? Join Cassi for an intimate and honest look into the career of an American intelligence professional and working mom....and the anxiety that comes along with it.
A Bundle Unbroken - Women and the Power of One
As organizational, societal, technical, and global challenges continue to impact the business environment, women must bundle their power to ensure their collective success.
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