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Bill Woolf started his professional career as a police officer after graduating from the University of Virginia. Mr. Woolf completed more than 15 years in law enforcement, where he specialized in advanced investigations of human trafficking, missing and exploited children, gangs, and other forms of organized and financial crime. Mr. Woolf developed expertise in safety and security, executive protection and movement, civil disturbance, weapons of mass destruction, and mass-casualty response as a FEMA-certified ICS commander. Mr. Woolf also served as a federal task officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Marshals Service.
Mr. Woolf also has extensive legislative and executive experience in working with law makers at the local, state, and federal levels to draft and implement legislation as well as advising them on appropriations priorities. Because of Mr. Woolf’s vast expertise, he has been asked by representatives, from both sides of the aisle, to testify in front of the Virginia state legislature, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, as well as the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe. Mr. Woolf has been called upon to advise various members of the executive branch at the local, state, and federal levels and even served in an official capacity as a Special Advisor to the White House on the Domestic Policy Council. Mr. Woolf has also worked extensively advising government officials in the countries of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Netherlands.
Mr. Woolf most recently served as Acting Director and Principal Deputy Director at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) where he oversaw more than $6.5 billion in federal grant programs. Mr. Woolf was recruited to serve as a Senior Executive Staff (SES) employee within the Justice Department because of his extensive management experience, accomplishments, and ability to solve complex issues. Specifically, he was asked to take on the additional role of Human Trafficking Programs Director, in which he was tasked with working across both governmental and non-governmental agencies to align human trafficking programs and prioritize the use of more than $100 million in federal funding. He also served as a key member of the Federal Workgroup on Grantmaking.
Mr. Woolf has received numerous awards for his efforts including a Presidential Medal from the President of the United States. He also serves as an adjunct professor at George Mason University and Mt. Aloysius College.

Sample of Publications:

– Woolf, B. The Psychology of Human Trafficking: The Life-Altering Effects on our Children.
– Woolf, B. Bound and Intertwined: The Link between Pornography and Human Trafficking (Part 2).
– Woolf, B., & Dunn, B. C. (2024). Eradicating Human Trafficking: A Transformative Approach through Collective Impact.

Bill Woolf is based in Prince William County, Virginia. For more than two decades, he has combated sex and labor trafficking in the U.S. and abroad.