Evy Poumpouras

Evy Poumpouras is an adjunct professor at The City University of New York, where she teaches Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, and Policing. She also serves as a visiting lecturer in the MBA program at the Athens University of Economics and Business, focusing on leadership and negotiation, and has guest lectured at Columbia University’s School of Journalism on the art of interviewing.

A respected voice in law enforcement and national security, Poumpouras is NBC News’ Law Enforcement Analyst, appearing regularly across platforms including NBC News, Today, MSNBC, News Now, and Dateline. Her expert commentary has also been featured on CNN, FOX News, and Good Morning America. As a writer, her work has appeared in Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune, The New Yorker, and Cosmopolitan. She is also a contributor to the BBC, History Channel, and Oxygen network.

Poumpouras is the author of Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly, a critically acclaimed guide to building strength, resilience, and situational awareness. Drawing from her years in law enforcement and elite protective services, the book offers readers practical tools to navigate high-pressure environments, communicate with confidence, and lead with purpose.

Poumpouras began her career with the New York City Police Department before being recruited as a Special Agent with the US Secret Service. During her time with the agency, she protected Presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush, and served on the personal protective details for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. In addition to protective operations, she conducted complex criminal investigations, operated undercover, and served as a highly skilled interrogator with the Secret Service’s elite polygraph unit. For her acts of heroism at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Poumpouras was awarded the Presidential Citation and the Valor Award.

She has a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology and a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University.