13 Facts About Christopher Voss

Christopher "Chris" Voss was born on 28 November 1957 and is an American businessman, author, and academic.

Christopher Voss is an adjunct Professor at Harvard Law School, Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, and a lecturer at the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California.

Christopher Voss earned a Bachelor of Science from Iowa State University and Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Christopher Voss was a member of the New York City Joint Terrorism Task Force from 1986 to 2000.

Christopher Voss was involved in monitoring the New York City landmark bomb plot after spending three years investigating the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, one of 500 agents who were involved in the task.

Christopher Voss was the "co-case agent" during the investigation of the 1996 TWA Flight 800 explosion.

Christopher Voss spent 24 years working in the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit and was the FBI's chief international hostage and kidnapping negotiator from 2003 to 2007.

Christopher Voss supervised additional hostage cases in the Philippines, Colombia and Haiti.

Christopher Voss became an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and a lecturer at the USC Marshall School of Business.

In 2016, Christopher Voss co-authored the book Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It, with journalist Tahl Raz.

Christopher Voss was given the Attorney General's Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement as well as the FBI Agents Association Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service.

Christopher Voss is a regular commentator on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News, and NPR.

Christopher Voss has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, Inc.