Craig Watz

Served 23+ years with the FBI in various management and supervisory roles in national security, counterterrorism, and crisis negotiations.

• Held key leadership positions, including Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City Division’s National Security Branch.
• Supervisory Special Agent overseeing the Heart of America Joint Terrorism Task Force.
• Supervisory Special Agent for the Weapons of Mass Destruction Operations Unit.
• Program Manager for the FBI’s Biological Terrorism Program, FBIHQ, Washington, D.C.
• Led the creation of the first No-Fly List for the U.S. Government following the 9/11 attacks.
• Served as Federal On-Scene Commander for the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
• Managed the FBI’s Crisis Negotiations Program for over 10 years, supervising teams handling complex crisis situations.
• Retired from the FBI in 2014 and transitioned to the healthcare sector.
• Joined Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH) as Vice President, Office of Business Integrity.
• Served as Chief Compliance, Privacy, and Security Officer, leading compliance strategies and executive training.
• Since 2016, has worked as an international consultant, advising governments and law enforcement on unconventional threats, protection strategies, and crisis response.
• Joined Rockhurst University in 2016 as a faculty member, teaching Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, and Counterterrorism.
• Serves as Director of the Companions in Chillicothe Program, providing college education opportunities for inmates and staff at the Chillicothe Correctional Center.
• Currently serves as the Music House Residency Program Manager, supervising and supporting artist-in-residence to achieve project goals.
• A PwF Production Team member along with wife, Amy are key behind-the-scenes at PwF concerts, loving the music every step of the way.
• Education:Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Biology, University of Notre Dame (1984).
• Juris Doctorate (JD), Notre Dame Law School (1987).