Brad Orsini
Senior National Security Advisor, Secure Community Network
2023
Bradley W. Orsini joined the Secure Community Network (SCN) as the Senior National Security Advisor in January 2020. SCN is the official safety and security organization for the Jewish community in North America, formed under the auspices of The Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. In his role, Mr. Orsini provides security consultations, training, and direct response to critical incidents to Jewish Communities across North America.
From January 2017 to January 2020, Mr. Orsini served the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh as its first Director of Community Security. Mr. Orsini developed a Communal Security program that provided security consultations, building/organizational assessments, training/drills and threat mitigation to over 60 organizations to include schools, day care centers, synagogues, camps, assisted living facilities and various other Jewish organizations. In three years, Mr. Orsini provided security training and awareness to over 16,000 individuals in the Greater Pittsburgh area and the country.
Prior to joining the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Mr. Orsini was a Special Agent (SA) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1988 until his retirement in December 2016. Upon completion of training in Quantico, Virginia, SA Orsini was transferred to the Newark, NJ Division of the FBI. SA Orsini spent over 16 years investigating violent crimes, gangs, drug organizations, public corruption and civil rights cases. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, SA Orsini was selected to supervise the New Jersey response in which he led all searches and arrests with a group of federal, state and local law enforcement officials.
In 2004, SA Orsini was transferred to the Pittsburgh Division where he was assigned to the Public Corruption/Civil Rights Squad. In September, 2007, SA Orsini was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) where he supervised the Public Corruption/Civil Rights Squad. SSA Orsini also supervised the Training and Community Outreach Programs and was the Crisis Management Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Division.
Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Orsini was on active duty as an officer in the United States Marine Corps attaining the rank of Captain. Mr. Orsini earned a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice from the Pennsylvania State University.
At the Summit
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
