Biography - Aaron Richman

Aaron Richman is the managing partner for the Institute of Terrorism Research and Response in Philadelphia and Israel, where he is responsible for emergency management and planning, as well as consulting, exercise development, and curriculum development for emergency responders and managers. He specializes in emergency planning and training for incidents of weapons of mass destruction and suicide bombings.

Mr. Richman comes from a career in military and law enforcement in the Middle East. After serving military tours in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and the West Bank, he was recruited to the national drug unit as an undercover officer. After serving a period of time in the unit, he was transferred to a counter terror unit designed to combat the suicide bombers who were attacking civilians inside Israel.

Mr. Richman served as patrol commander in various locations inside the City of Jerusalem. As part of his responsibility, he commanded the security forces within the Old City and Center City of Jerusalem where he responded to a majority of the terror incidents in the city. He has also taken part in the pre-planning phases to some of the major incidents in Israel that include the Millennium, the rioting at the Dome of the Rock, the Iraq chemical threat on Israel, and counter terror programs to combat the suicide bombers.

Mr. Richman is a licensed paramedic and has partaken in numerous training events associated with emergency services and law enforcement, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security as a consultant. He has instructed paramedics, law enforcement personnel, and civilians in mass casualty incidents, suicide bombers, and weapons of mass destruction.

Mr. Richman has a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Leicester and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Temple University, as well as various specialized counter terror training in the U.S. and Israel. Currently, Richman is a Doctoral student in Public Policy and Emergency Response at Walden University.