Michael Reiter

Michael Reiter has more than 30 years of law enforcement experience culminating in eight years as the Chief of the Palm Beach Police Department. He has operated Michael Reiter and Associates, the leading security and investigative firm in Palm Beach, Florida for the past twelve years. Reiter is an expert in crisis management, travel security, art and jewelry theft and the prevention and investigation of crimes against high net worth individuals.

Reiter is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the United States Secret Service Dignitary Protection Program and the Harvard University Kennedy School Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. He has earned a Master of Science in Organizational Development from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Florida Atlantic University.

After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Reiter was appointed to the executive board of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and chairperson of the Palm Beach Criminal Justice Commission’s Domestic Security Committee.

Reiter has been interviewed on numerous network television news programs and documentaries including the Today Show, Dateline, ABC Special Reports and was featured in a Netflix series. He has also authored articles and instructed professional training and college courses on leadership, crisis management, criminal investigation, mass casualty attackers and cybercrime.

Reiter is a director of the Palm Beach Civic Association and serves on the Leadership Council of the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC. He lives in Palm Beach with his wife Janet and has two adult children, Nick and Stephanie.