Ariel Benjamin Mannes

Ariel Benjamin Mannes stands out from other consultants by bringing along a rich combination of education, training, and experience. He is an experienced security professional who specializes in public safety, investigations, homeland security and exam integrity.

He became a Seasonal and Volunteer Police Officer in New York as a teenager, which was followed by a career in both federal and municipal law enforcement. After the 9/11 attacks, he worked for homeland security and was the National Training Coordinator, leading transportation threat assessment projects for the CAT Eyes Program.

Ariel Benjamin Mannes later joined the Highway ISAC, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and served as a senior consultant for a homeland security technology firm. He also assisted with emergency management & homeland security projects for numerous public safety agencies in Los Angeles, Columbus and Greater Philadelphia. He later served for over eight years as the Director of the Office of Investigations with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), leading test security and global asset protection for the Continent's largest medical board.

Ariel Benjamin Mannes is a subject matter expert and consultant. He holds a Master of Arts degree in organizational leadership and a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice. He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Certified Exam Security Professional (CESP) and has certificates in the National Incident Management System, forensic epidemiology, crisis management, campus response, emergency planning and hospital emergency management. Ariel Benjamin Mannes is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and a Freemason, currently living in Philadelphia with his wife; where he volunteers on the board of Peirce College and is an active member in the Philadelphia chapter of Infragard.

Ariel Benjamin Mannes frequently writes commentary for Philadelphia Weekly and Broad & Liberty, and appears as a subject matter expert in areas of public safety and security on radio shows such as The Chris Stigall Podcast and The Rich Zeoli Show. Ariel keeps busy with his media career, and puts as much care and attention into it as he did his police work. His time in media and public safety gives AB Mannes a unique and intricate insight into two of the institutional pillars of American society.

In 2021, A. Benjamin Mannes was appointed to Gubernatorial candidate Lou Barletta’s Public Safety Advisory Board.