Doug White

USAF Veteran, Law Enforcement Officer

Doug White is a veteran, retired law enforcement officer, author, and speaker with over 30 years of combined military and first responder experience. A former lieutenant with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Special Operations Command, Doug has dedicated his life to service—both in uniform and beyond it.

Doug’s career included high-risk leadership roles across patrol, field training, special incident management, and homeland security. As a certified bomb technician, crisis instructor, and tactical leader, he responded to some of the most complex emergencies imaginable. But the hardest battles were the ones no one could see.

After confronting his own invisible injuries—including PTSD, moral injury, and identity loss—Doug launched Tell This Story, a multi-platform initiative featuring his bestselling book Hiding in Plain Sight and a companion podcast. Through raw storytelling and real-world insight, Doug empowers veterans, first responders, and their families to turn pain into purpose and find strength on the other side of service.

Doug brings a rare combination of tactical credibility, vulnerability, and mission-driven leadership to everything he does. He is passionate about Healing the Hero’s mission and believes deeply in the power of shared experiences, peer support, and post-traumatic growth.

He holds a Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Homeland Security and Emergency Management and has delivered over 2,000 hours of training to law enforcement officers and first responders nationwide.