Mr. Wagner serves as TorchStone’s Director of Consulting Services, overseeing the development and delivery of complex security consulting programs for families and institutional clients. His background in private, nonprofit, and public-sector security operations, investigations, and worldwide executive protection informs a strategic focus on helping clients build resilience, manage risk, and strengthen organizational preparedness.

Prior to joining TorchStone, Mr. Wagner served as a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service. In that capacity, he held domestic and overseas postings at the U.S. Embassies in Algeria and France, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, and the Diplomatic Security field offices in New York and Los Angeles. During his tenure with Diplomatic Security, Mr. Wagner led protective operations for senior U.S. and foreign officials, managed large and diverse security teams, and directed investigations addressing terrorism, fraud, identity theft, and other transnational threats. He has received multiple Superior Honor Awards and Meritorious Honor Awards from the Department of State.

Mr. Wagner’s experience also includes senior-level security management roles with two large nonprofit institutions, as well as service as a Special Agent with the Department of the Air Force and a Reserve Police Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Mr. Wagner holds a Master of Arts in Global Security Studies with a concentration in Strategic Studies from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (cum laude) with a concentration in International Security Studies and a Certificate in Arab Studies from Georgetown University. He speaks fluent French and conversational Arabic. He is based in the Washington, DC metro area.