John F . Walker John Furman Walker was born to Furman Frank Walker and Birdie Jane Walker ( NEE : Hiott ) in Walterboro , South Carolina , USA on February 22 , 1960 . His father was a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy . He grew up enjoying the constant travel that came with being in a military family stationed overseas . Early life . Even at an early age , John had demonstrated his gift of a very inquisitive mind and had shown keen interests on human psychology and social interactions . He joined the United States Air Force ( USAF ) in September 1979 and by the following January , he was serving the US government as a Security Specialist . Walker ’ s military career took off and in 1986 , he was recruited to become a Special Agent in the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations ( AFOSI ) . He conducted , administered and supervised hundreds of criminal , counterintelligence , and anti - terrorism investigations and operations globally . He gained extensive operational knowledge of four geographic theaters , namely : North America , Europe , the Middle East , and Asia . Walker is a decorated veteran of the first Persian Gulf War , serving in Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , and Bahrain , respectively . John retired from active duty in September 1999 and became a corporate security consultant and has since been associated with Pinkerton , Securitas and G4S . US Government career . John F . Walker started his professional career in 1979 by joining the United States Air Force . He was assigned as a Security Specialist protecting weapon systems and facilities . It was during this time that Walker became interested in physical security and excelled in the early applications of basic electronic security of the day . In 1985 , he was recruited into the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations ( AFOSI ) . John enjoyed and excelled as a criminal investigator . After several years , however , he got bored chasing after criminals and considered to leave the government to pursue a more financially rewarding jobs in the private sector . Afraid of losing a brilliant military asset , his superiors in AFOSI persuaded him to try his hand at counterintelligence . Believing counterintelligence would be more interesting and provide him with invaluable skills that he could use in the private sector , John agreed to give it a try . He soon found himself assigned to the US Embassy in Manila , Philippines at a very dangerous and tumultuous period in Philippine history . In early 1989 , Walker was instrumental in the successful investigation of the assassination of a prominent and senior U . S . military officer in Manila , Colonel James N . Rowe . At great personal risks , his actions resulted in the first successful arrest and prosecution of a terrorist attack on an American national in a foreign land and the four assassins continue to serve life sentences in a Philippine prison . Later that year , John found himself involved in the first ( of what would be many ) coup d ' état attempts against the administration of then Philippine President Cory Aquino . In that particular attempt , Walker and another agent were holed up in the area of Makati City , the central business district of Metro Manila . Nearby , rebel soldiers were occupying several five - star hotels and holding the hotel guests hostage in an attempt to shut down business in a desperate attempts to compel the government to capitulate to their demands . While collecting vital intelligence for the US government , John and his comrade were in constant danger from sniper attacks and in one instance a sniper ’ s bullet just missed his head . The siege lasted for five days and ended when the US Air Force at Clark Air Force Base flew American fighter jets over Makati in a show of support for the Aquino administration . The rebel soldiers later surrendered and were given orders to return to the barracks by then Philippine Secretary of Defense Fidel Ramos . While the back - to - barracks order was in effect , John and several other agents took over and commandeered several buses to rescue stranded hostages that were still trapped in hotels . Walker was praised for his courageous and decisive efforts and later was personally commended by then US Ambassador , Nicholas Platt . At the start of the Persian Gulf War ( Desert Shield ) in 1990 , John was instrumental in developing direct evidence against Iraqi Embassy that found them complicit in directing terrorist activities against the US Government facilities and personnel in the Philippines . Ironically , one of the facilities targeted was John ’ s office which was located in Makati City , Metro Manila . As a result of this activity , the entire Iraqi diplomatic mission were expelled from the Philippines by then President Corazon Aquino and her Secretary of Foreign Affairs Raul S . Manglapus . After assignments to the Persian Gulf , Washington , D . C . , and Korea in 1995 , John was assigned to Japan as the Chief of Counterespionage Operations in Asia . During this time John received numerous accolades for his ingenious input to the various aspects of the assignment . It also was during this tenure that John was referred to as " one of the most prolific counterintelligence operators in the US community " . Corporate career . Walker retired from active duty in September 1999 to start a career as a corporate security consultant . His initial work was as a special project manager for Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations in the Philippines . Soon after arriving , John was promoted to the country manager position . John worked for Pinkerton Philippines for five years . When he left , the Philippine office was one of Pinkerton ’ s most productive consultancy offices . He was credited with working the largest fraud investigation in the history of Pinkerton ( at US $ 97 million ) . He often jokes that if he had been in the US , the FBI would have never let him run the case . After Pinkerton , John conducted an 18 - month security consultancy with Aboitiz Transport Services ( ATS ) in the Philippines . This consultancy was successful and provided the blueprint for a total corporate security mechanism that installs complete policies and procedures for one of the largest transport companies in Asia . The foundations laid by John are still in use by ATS to this day , as well as other security joint ventures between ATS and G4S . Close to the end of his contract with ATS , Walker was asked by the Philippine country manager for G4S to join the company and assist in building a consulting and investigations business and at the same time assume the role of project manager for foreign embassy security contracts for G4S Philippines . This included the United States Embassy , in Manila , which is one of the largest outsourced embassy contracts in the world and ( arguably ) the most threatened facility in Southeast Asia . John ’ s efforts once again won him constant accolades from the U . S . Government since the US Embassy security program in Manila was viewed by the US Department of State as one of the best run programs in their diplomatic security divisions . In September 2006 , G4S asked him to move to Singapore and develop the consultancy business there . This path eventually led John to being based in Bangkok , Thailand , as the Director of Risk Management and Consultancy Services . John has over 30 years experience in progressive and complex security roles with 22 of those years working and living in the Asia Pacific ( APAC ) Region . He currently supervises and manages numerous security related programs , investigations , and enforcement actions in concert with various global law enforcement agencies . These activities include , but are not limited , to the following : intellectual property ( IP ) protection programs , major theft and fraud investigations , physical security assessments , due - diligence inquiries , protecting international investment and joint venture activities , the development of crisis management and business continuity planning ( BCP ) , anti - terrorism training ( including , defensive driver ’ s training ) , as well as the planning and implementation of VIP protection operations in high - risk environments . John still works closely with many foreign services to include the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ( ISAFP ) , the Japanese National Police , the Korean Central Intelligence Agency , and the Government of Singapore on counterintelligence and anti - terrorism matters of mutual interests between the U . S . and allied governments . John holds degrees in Criminal Justice and Industrial Security . He is also a graduate of two U . S . federal law enforcement academies and had advanced trainings which includes : Counterintelligence / Counter - espionage Operations , and Intelligence Management , Protective and Anti - terrorism Services . John also holds certifications as an Information Security Manager ( CISM ) , a Corporate Security Officer ( CSO ) . Personal . Walker considers the Philippines his adopted home now and refers to himself as a cosmopolitan . John ' s religious and political views are generally conservative but he tries to refrain from discussing his specific views leaving it to politicians . While he is a Catholic , he admits he now leans more towards deism these days . In his private time , John likes to read history books and is a Sudoku puzzle master . He is avid sports fan and likes American football and rugby . He is also fond of boxing and lifts weights and excels on the bench press . John is married and has four children .