International Security Alliance

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VIDA G. BOTTOM - Senior Advisor

Vida is a retired Special Agent in Charge (SAC) and 25-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  As SAC, she was the senior executive responsible for all operations, investigations, security, human resources, and financial management for the division.  Prior to being promoted to SAC,  Vida was Head of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section at FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C.  In that position she was responsible for national strategic planning, program management, training, and operations in the areas of Public Corruption,  Government Fraud, Antitrust, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA),  International Corruption, and Money Laundering.  Vida led and investigated high profile and complex White Collar Crimes, Intelligence and other criminal matters in several different FBI field offices throughout the country.  During her FBI career, Vida developed and honed her expertise in strategic planning, change management, risk mitigation, and investigations.

Post FBI retirement in 2014, Vida was employed as Director of Security, North America, for Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) for several years.  She was responsible for physical security, crisis management, workplace violence, and internal investigations for more than 20 manufacturing and administrative locations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.  In that role, Vida conducted complex internal investigations from embezzlement to workplace violence.  She directed the procurement of a new third party security provider and implemented personnel and technology solutions that resulted in more than 12 percent in annual savings.  In her first year at K-C, she received the General Counsel’s award for excellence.

Vida holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

VICTOR D. LLOYD - Managing Director 

Victor is a retired Supervisory Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and former U.S. Diplomat. During his distinguished career, he led multiple successful global FBI operations and directed a number of specialized programs and initiatives pertaining to Criminal and U.S. Intelligence Operations. He served his last five years in the public sector as a U.S. Diplomat in a senior-level position overseeing the U.S. Government’s security and intelligence objectives in 19 countries throughout parts of the Middle East and Africa. 

Stationed in Nigeria for two years with the FBI, he led all major financial fraud and criminal investigations for the U.S. Government. Additionally, his expertise in conducting intelligence-led counter-terrorism and related threat assessments has mitigated numerous threats for both governments and corporations. His accomplishments resulted in him being awarded the Meritorious Honor Award from an U.S. Ambassador and being recognized by name on the floor of the U.S. Senate for his investigative prowess. Additional commendations include the distinctions of receiving the Outstanding Agent of the Year Award from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. 

In 2016, Victor retired from the public sector after 26 years of federal service and has served since as a security consultant and trainer in Africa and the Middle East on matters pertaining to; Anti-terrorism, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Procurement and Contractual Irregularities, Conflicts of Interest, Cyber-Investigations, Business Risks, and Security Management. 

Victor holds a Master’s in Executive Management and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and ASIS Certified Protection Professional & Physical Security Professional. Additionally, he holds multiple internationally recognized cybersecurity certifications.

TRISHA GIBBS - Senior Consultant

Trisha Gibbs is a retired Supervisory Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, and former U.S. Diplomat.  She is a proven leader, with an extensive domestic and international investigative, and training portfolio.  Her career in public service spanning 23 years, has been dedicated to building trust, with a tenacity to achieve meaningful results, undeterred by adversity. 

As a Senior FBI Special Agent, in addition to her domestic assignments, Trisha has the distinction of being less than 1% of FBI agents selected to lead the FBI international efforts overseas.  Stationed for more than 5 years as a U.S. Diplomat, she severed in Nigeria, Iraq, Pakistan, and Hungry.  In this capacity, Trisha led the U.S. Governments efforts, investigating major crimes; including Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Procurement Irregularities, Cyber-Investigations, Business Risks, Security Management, and Public Corruption.  Her efforts directly led to an improvement in the rule of law and the prosecution of criminals who had previously operated with impunity. While working with the U.S. Government’s (USG) international partners to investigate criminal and public corruption cases, she increased collaboration and enhanced law enforcement results.   Additionally, Trisha was instrumental in increasing the capacity of the USG partners’ ability to investigate complex crimes by provided training in advanced investigative techniques.

As a Senior FBI supervisor leading personnel and supervising criminal investigations domestically, Trisha solidified law enforcement cooperation by enhancing the capability to identify, investigate, and prosecute the most significant criminal threats in the state of Delaware.  These complex investigations included working closely with corporate stakeholders, to identify trends and threats, and develop methods to mitigate these threats to financial institutions, businesses and individuals.  In addition to working with Law Enforcement and Intelligence Partners, Trisha’s expertise has been extended to international businesses and NGOs, to ferret out criminal elements within their organizations and conducting risk assessments and crisis response to protect their personnel and assets.

Trisha has an MBA from the University of Delaware and was certified by the FBI as an instructor in; leadership.  She severed in a senior leadership position at The FBI’s Training Academy (Quantico), where she supervised 15 instructors, developing curriculum and instructing senior leaders at the FBI National Academy (NA), accredited by the University of Virginia.