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Jim Alvarez

Consultant, Scotland Yard’s Hostage Negotiation Teams

The only consultant in the world used by NYPD and Scotland Yard's Hostage Negotiation Teams, Fortune 100 companies and international government agencies, Dr. Jim Alvarez is a licensed clinical psychologist and founding CEO of Clarity Advisors Group Ltd (CAG).

CAG provides Crisis Management Psychology Services to clients operating in hostile and standard environments worldwide, including psychological preparation and response.

A published author, Dr. Alvarez is an Honorary Police Surgeon of the NYPD and is highly experienced in hostile environment operations.

His extraordinary depth of experience in crisis management, hostage negotiations, trauma treatment, communications and kidnap for ransom makes him a world expert in these fields, while his exciting and dynamic hands-on style makes it easy for audiences to relate to him.

Dr. Alvarez received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University. He is bilingual in English and Spanish, lives in London and has two young daughters.

PATC Instructors

Jim Alvarez
Jose Alentado
Paul B. Banner
Glenn K. Bard
Gary C. Barney
Brian Batterton J.D.
Gary Berry
Ron Carter
Steve Chasteen
Kenneth M. Cohen
Mike J. Coker
Bill Collins
Tracey Corey
Jimmy Cupp
James Currie
Larry Danaher
Timothy Dees
Lou Dekmar
James Desmarais, J.D.
Dustin Deutsch
Mike Dilley
James W. Dodson
Michial Dunlap
Mary Everhart
Joseph E. Fyffe
Gregory Goltz
Charles Gonglik
Ruthanne Gordon
Terry Hall
Perry Hollowell
Brian Jarvis
Pete King
Randy W. King
Tim Longo, J.D.
Dave Lussier
Sandra Mays
Frank McClure
Hugh McGowan, Ph.D.,
Paul Mendofik
Dominick J. Misino
Tony Monheim
Mark Parker
Jon Perry
Ray Powell
William Ralston, M.D.
Kevin Reilly
Lou Reiter
Randy Rider
Steve Riggs
David W. Rivers
Steve Rothlein
Jack Ryan, J.D.
Michael Savallo
Vickie Schaefer
Bob Shaffer
Gerald Sheehan
Daniel E. Sosnowski
David D. Taylor
Thomas G. Tittle
Eric Vandenburg
Carl Wall
Stan B. Walters
Bill Westfall
Melissa Winesburg-Ankrom
Tim Yandell