Culture / Cultural Affairs Consultants

James M. Dorsey, PhD, is an expert on Geopolitics with an emphasis on China, India, Eurasia, and the Middle East, as well as on Sports Governance and the relationship between sports and politics.

Dr. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, a syndicated columnist, and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. 

For several decades, Dr. Dorsey served as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Financial Times based in Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas, and has been a university-based analyst for the last ten years. He is widely published and consulted by governments, financial institutions, corporations and political risk companies and departments. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, as well as a finalist in several other award competitions.

Dr. Dorsey is a member of the Pre-Goals Advisory Council to the Emir of Qatar, a member of the Advisory Conference on Building World Class Stadiums, and a member of the Advisory Board European Water Partnership.

Consulting Services - Dr. Dorsey's ideal client engagement includes consultation with governments, financial institutions, corporations, and political risk companies with respect to geopolitics in his regions of study, and specifically on:

Dr. Dorsey is also available to consult where sports and politics are at issue internationally.

Aaron T. Olson of A.T. Olson Consulting, LLC., specializes as an expert in police practices and human resources lawsuits. His knowledge and skills come from a career in law enforcement, former human resources investigator, being an expert witness on criminal and civil cases, private investigator, adjunct professor, author and trainer. 

Background Experience: Mr. Olson has 26 years of police experience with management assignments in communications, recruitment, and patrol. He supervised and evaluated both police and non-police employees. He was a member of the OSP Procedures and Rules Advisory Committee and worked with Oregon's Department of Justice in rewriting and validating OSP's trooper and cadet applicant hiring process. 

As a patrol supervisor, Mr. Olson directed major crime scenes and traffic fatalities investigations. He reviewed and approved administrative, police, and use of force reports. Mr. Olson also investigated allegations of police officer misconduct, conducted background checks, and participated in specialized tasks in community policing, dignitary protection with the U.S. Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies. 

Mr. Olson is a former human resources investigator with Local Government Personnel Institute, Salem, OR. He conducted background and misconduct investigations on city and county employees and city and county elected officials, as well as department directors. The misconduct investigations included sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and hostile work environments. He wrote the investigative reports and made the findings of facts on all misconduct allegations.

Expert Witness: Mr. Olson has experience as an expert on cases involving police misconduct, police procedures, police use of force, police pursuits, wrongful death, personal injury, citizen use of force, murder, manslaughter, attempted murder, assault, felon in possession of a firearm, employer investigations on employees, employer negligent hiring, negligent training, negligent supervision, negligent retention, management performance and retaliation. He has experience in testifying in civil and criminal court cases, as well as civil depositions. Mr. Olson's services are available to attorneys' representing plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court cases. Contact him today for a free initial consultation.

Areas of Expertise:

Besides being an expert witness, Mr. Olson is a private investigator. He is insured and bonded, and licensed through the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, Private Investigator License #113509.   

Mr. Olson is a published co -writer of multiple books, CARE Approach: Seeking Solutions to Human Problems and Multicultural Law Enforcement: Strategies for Peacekeeping in a Diverse Society. He is an adjunct professor teaching at a community college and state university. His classes are Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice and Multiculturalism in Emergency Services. 

Mr. Olson has experience in providing his consultation services to law firms, businesses, hospitals, unions, and government at the city, county and state level.    

Contact Mr. Olson today for a free initial consultation.

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