Greg Cooper
 

Greg Cooper is the Manager of the Investigative Support Services Division of Motorola, Inc. overseeing the development of intuitive based investigative software applications as well as providing onsite support and training to law enforcement agencies worldwide in crime analysis, investigations and criminal behavior. Prior to Motorola, Greg was the Assistant Federal Security Director for Law Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.

Greg recently retired as the Provo Police Chief and Civil Defense Director of Provo, Utah. Prior to this position, Cooper was employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving in various investigative and supervisory positions in Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles, California; Critical Incident Response Group, FBI Academy, Quantico VA; and the Behavioral Science Unit, FBI Academy, Training Division, Quantico, VA. Before his experience with the FBI, he served as Chief of Police in Delta, Utah and a police officer in Provo, Utah.

While assigned to the FBI Academy, he served in several positions within the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, including the national manager of the Violent Crime Apprehension Program (VICAP); supervisor of the Investigative Support Unit and FBI Academy Instructor of Criminal Psychology, Criminal Investigative Analysis and Analytical Aspects of Criminal Behavior.

Cooper co-authored the "Crime Classification Manual", Lexington Press, 1992, a landmark book classifying homicide, arson and sexual assault. He has consulted internationally with law enforcement agencies on over 1,000 cases, including homicides, rapes, kidnapping, product tampering, extortion, political corruption, arson and bombing, workplace violence, stalking and false allegations. Specific services provided include expert testimony, information for probable cause on search warrants, investigative strategy, interview/ interrogation techniques, prosecutive strategy, threat assessments, communication content analysis, criminal investigative analysis (profiles of unknown offenders) and major case management. He is the co-author with Mike King of "Analyzing Criminal Behavior I and II", IQ Press, 2002 and "Who Killed King Tut", Prometheus Press, 2004.

Cooper is an expert witness in crime scene analysis. He has provided expert testimony which behaviorally linked multiple homicides from separate jurisdictions contributing to the conviction of a serial killer. This case is highlighted in the New York Times best seller, "Mind Hunter", Douglas, Olshaker, Simon & Schuster, 1995.

Cooper also instructs at the Utah Police Academy, Utah Valley State College and is an adjunct faculty member at the Salt Lake Community College (1997) and the University of Virginia (1995). He is an international speaker and consultant in crime analysis, crisis management, management science and negligent security matters. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board for the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force, board member Utah Council on Victims and board member for the Massachusetts State Police Behavioral Science Unit. Additionally, he is an active member of several professional associations including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Utah Police Chiefs Association, and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Cooper has provided international training, consultation and research for law enforcement, public safety and private industry, including the Discovery Channel. Clients have included law firms, national and foreign government entities, colleges and universities and corporations of all sizes, such as Fortune 500 companies.