Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret Officer with nearly 23 years of experience in places like Colombia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. A leader and catalyst in de-ciphering today's complex security dilemmas in places like Afghanistan, Syria, and North Africa, Scott's work has been lauded by Admiral William McRaven, Commander of USSOCOM and other Senior DOD Leaders. Scott's cutting edge contributions on stability against emerging threats has been cited in the Washington Post, Tampa Tribune, and Small Wars a Journal. Scott is a regular security analyst on Arise TV. His groundbreaking work with bottom-up stability in Afghanistan known as village stability operations was highlighted by best-selling author Linda Robinson in her recent book "100 Victories," where she referred to Mann as "Mr VSO. Best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Stuart Diamond, author of the NYT Bestseller "Getting More," has referred to Mann as one of the most gifted high stakes negotiators he has ever worked with. In addition to directing the non-profit Stability Institute, Scott is currently working with veterans and wounded warriors to find financial freedom after a life of service. Scott is also writing a non-fiction book entitled "Game Changers"...new ways to stabilize rough places.