Harald Haelterman (°1972) holds a Bachelor and Master's Degree in Criminology (Ghent University, 1993/1995), a Master of Science Degree in Security & Crime Risk Management (University of Leicester, 2002) and a Certificate of Higher Education in Philosophy (University of Leuven Institute of Philosophy, 2005). He specialized at the Free University of Brussels (1997) and the University of Antwerp (1998) and is currently working on a PhD study at Ghent University. He is a former research fellow at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and Information Technology (University of Leuven, 1999-2002) and a former guest lecturer at the Free University of Brussels (1998-1999) and the University of Antwerp Management School (2001-2006). In 2006 he was appointed Academic Advisor at the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of Ghent University. He started his professional carreer as a Corporate Investigator and Crime Risk Management Consultant (1997-2002) and is currently employed by TNT Express as Head of Security for the Northern Europe Region and North America. He is the former Chairman of the EEA (European Express Association) Security Committee and former President of the Board of Management of CEIPA (Centre for European and International Policy Action). As an (independent) expert he has been participating in a wide range of (European) studies, projects and expert groups.