PETER CAVICCHIA

Peter Cavicchia II, retired U.S. Secret Service Senior Executive, is Chairman of the security consulting firm Strategic Services International LLC... I'm a retired U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Senior Executive and I currently practice as a consulting specialist at Powhatan Group. I'm a native to Newark, New Jersey, and my roots run deep; my grandfather, Peter Angelo Cavicchia, settled in Newark after immigrating and was elected as the first Italian-American Congressman in 1931... I have been lucky to enjoy a long career. After graduating from Upsala College, I served in the Vietnam War for two years, returning to Newark to begin my 30-year career with the USSS in 1970. I served as the Special Agent in Charge (SAIC) of the Newark USSS Field Office from 1986 to 1998, during which time I initiated, managed and steered criminal investigations concerning counterfeiting, financial crimes, computer forensics, and fraud, as well as conducting Protective Intelligence operations to proactively..