ATI Instructors
David Lake
ATI Instructor
Retired Detective Sergeant and 30-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department, specialising in organised commercial crime and illicit trade. CEO of the Center on Shadow Economics.
Background
David Lake is a retired Detective Sergeant and 30-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department, where he specialised in organised commercial crime and illicit trade.
Over his career he conducted or supervised thousands of complex investigations across dozens of industries, work that led to the seizure of over 100 million dollars in cash, stolen goods and contraband from a wide range of criminal organisations.
He coupled business experience with police expertise to conduct research with the Department of Justice and Arizona State University on the business of crime (the shadow economy), documenting how it destabilises communities and contributes to urban decay.
He is now CEO of the Center on Shadow Economics, and has trained police, public and private sector leaders from over 80 countries.