Sasha Larkin is the Director of Intelligence and C4 Operations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. For the first time ever, the World Cup will be hosted by three different countries and span 16 different cities.

Sasha is a recognized and honored speaker who has presented all around the world in topics ranging from leadership development, homeland security issues and topics, community building and refugee integration all the way to human trafficking and mass casualty events.

Sasha retired as an Assistant Sheriff with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, where she served for over twenty-five years. Sasha oversaw two Divisions: Homeland Security and Investigative Services. She was also the Intelligence Commander for Major County Sheriff’s Association and represented the LVMPD in national conferences on issues related to crime, terrorism, and prevention efforts. Sasha also sat on the Office of Director National Intelligence Board and the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team in Washington DC on behalf of the Sheriff to ensure proactive messaging for the LVMPD in the prevention and recognition of domestic and international terrorism.

Recognized for her work in community engagement, Sasha was integral in building the Office of Community Engagement (OCE) and the Fusion Liaison Officer Program. These two offices have reached thousands of people from all cultural, religious, and minority communities that would have never otherwise had a voice with the police. She was the Chair of Women of Metro, an outreach organization that mentors women internally for promotion in law enforcement and hosts a variety of community events.

Sasha also spoke on behalf of the LVMPD all over the world for such prestigious groups as the Naval Postgraduate School, Police Executive Research Forum, Safe Cities Network, and US State Department. Her mission was, and still is, to help build programs that support the prevention of terrorism and crime, how to build bridges of trust with the community and prevent a sense of isolation, and ensure the police are integrated throughout the community they serve.