William Gage

William “Bill” Gage is an experienced, award-winning law enforcement professional who returned to local law enforcement in 2013 after a 12-year career as a Special Agent with the Secret Service. While with the Secret Service, Bill received a number of awards for investigative and protective excellence. He has participated in hundreds of protective missions and has done numerous foreign and domestic protective advances for the President, Vice-President, and others, including missions to Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, he served as the Lead Tactical Advance Agent for multiple National Special Security Events and served as a Team Leader on the elite Counter Assault Team (CAT) focusing on active-shooter response, threat suppression, and planning at the White House and other U.S. government functions and facilities. Bill served on two U.S. Congressional subcommittees related to continuity of operations planning (COOP) for the President and Vice-President. 

Bill is an ALERRT-certified active-shooter instructor. He was selected to overhaul the Loudoun County, VA, active-shooter response and protocols and train over 1,000 first responders. Bill holds a bachelor’s from the Virginia Military Institute and master’s from Boston University. He has appeared in/on CNN, C-SPAN, The Washington Post, and several national podcasts. His company, Old Dominion Resources Group, assists companies large and small with assessing and mitigating risks.