Mr. Taft was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Operations. He has also worked with the United Nations, has been a consultant to the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency as well as several African and Middle East countries, and has consulted with several multinational companies and foreign governments. He also served as President and CEO of the World Trade Centers Association of Florida (consisting of seven World Trade Centers) and taught international business at Georgetown University and the University of Central Florida. He has also held lecture classes on globalism and Islamism and has written seven books and several articles. He has been a keynote speaker on several occasions, and a guest on national TV and international podcasts.