Selected Presentations
Walker, C. A., 2nd Annual CSO Roundtable, "Beyond Buzzwords: How Security Management Adds Value,” ASIS, Washington, DC.
Walker, C. A., 2nd Annual European CSO Conference, "The value of creating strategic alignment,” ASIS, Montreaux, Switzerland.
Walker, C. A., 8th European Security Conference, "Delivering on the promise in the new economic reality,” ASIS, Montreaux, Switzerland.
Walker, C. A. (Presenter & Author), Academic-Practitioner Symposium, "Developing security as a meaningful academic body of knowledge,” ASIS, University of Maryland.
Walker, C. A., ACJS Annual Conference, "Creating a Reality Paradigm: Why CJ Programs Need to Re-Think the Study of Security Management,” American Criminal Justice Society, Boston, MA.
Walker, C. A. (Presenter & Author), TEKES Annual Conference, "Being a successful manager for a global firm,” Finnish Ministry of Employment and Economy, Helsinki, Finland.
Walker, C. A. (Author Only), Jordan, D. J. (Author Only), Rice, D. (Author Only), Sanchez, J. (Author Only), Wort, D. H. (Presenter & Author), Academy of Business Administration Global Trends, "Predicting bank failures: Evidence from 2007-2010,” Academy of Business Administration, St. Maarten. (December 19, 2010).
Walker, C. A. (Presenter & Author), 4th Annual Business Forum, "Creating competitive awareness in an uncertain business environment,” Town of Walpole, MA, Walpole, MA. (November 18, 2010).
Walker, C. A. (Presenter & Author), Academic-Practitioner Symposium, "Developing valuable academic programs,” ASIS, Alexandria, VA. (July 29, 2010).
Walker, C. A. (Presenter & Author), Evans, E. M. (Presenter & Author), ASIS 9th Annual European Security Conference, "Selling security to senior management,” ASIS, Lisbon, Portugal. (April 20, 2010).
Walker, C. A. (Presenter & Author), ASIS 9th Annual European Security Conference, "Decision making,” ASIS, Lisbon, Portugal. (April 19, 2010).
Academy of Management, Annual Conference. Discussant: "New dimensions in transformational leadership." August, 2007.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Annual Conference. Presentation: "Trends in security management education." March, 2007.
University of Houston, International Security Conference. Presentation of paper: "Managing global security for a retail chain." August 2005.
National Retail Federation, National Council of Chain Restaurants Conference. Presentation: "Executive development for security managers." July 2005.
University of California-Berkeley, School of Public Health. Presentation: "Leadership development in public agencies." April, 2003.
Industry and Academic Experience
An experienced manager of people and processes, Professor Walker is a former executive with a Fortune 50 company and has consulted with a number of leading business firms across a variety of industries.
Professional Services
Professor Walker is engaged in ongoing executive education for the FBI.
Recent Press
Security Director News (A professional periodical): Published a commentary on new public policy developments and their implications for business security. May, 2007.
Mailing Address
Christopher A. Walker
325 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000