Lew Knopp is a proud American, former United States Navy SEAL, entrepreneur, actor, producer, diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and CEO of Templar Titan, Inc., a global risk management and specialty services firm.
As an entrepreneur, Knopp has founded and led several successful companies, including Templar Titan, Inc., Titan Development Group, LLC, All-American Services, Global Matrix Solutions Group, and Obelisk Media, LLC. He has worked globally, supporting efforts in the face of tyranny, inequality, and less than noble actions. Knopp has engineered critical risk management solutions for dozens of Americans in geo-politically charged environments, recovering personnel and assets, protecting high net worth individuals, Fortune 500 Companies, governments, entertainment professionals, and foreign dignitaries.
As a former Navy SEAL, Knopp was on the forefront of the United States' pre-9/11 efforts to combat terrorism and help train allies in special warfare operations. He is an expert in asymmetrical, urban, and jungle warfare, maritime operations, MOUT, small unit arms and tactics, traditional and non-traditional explosive demolition, free fall parachuting, and open water dive and mini sub-operations.
Knopp is also an accomplished street fighter, trained in Thai boxing and jiu-jitsu. After serving in the military, he served as a Counter Nuclear Proliferation Team member in Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the Ukraine. He speaks fluent Spanish and is conversational in Portuguese and Russian.
As an actor and producer, Knopp has been involved in various television and feature film productions. He collaborated with Tom DeSanto as a Co-Executive Producer and Host for the television movie "Crisis: New York Underwater." He has appeared in the TV series "Martial Law," the motion picture film "Gods and Generals," and other productions.
Knopp grew up in the hills of West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, surrounded by family challenges and bad influences. However, a loving Aunt and grandmother instilled the pillars of his family heritage, channeling his energy into physical strength and athletic abilities. This led him to become a member of the elite United States Navy SEAL Team.
For two and a half decades, Knopp has been a recognized contributor to the American way of life and his countrymen's interests domestically and abroad. He continues to engineer and design life support and critical humanitarian solutions for the afflicted via a wide spectrum of services, a robust global network, and a passion to serve.
