Global Strategic Operatives

What Global Strategic Operatives does

Global Strategic Operatives (GSO) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2018 by Deb O'Hara-Rusckowski, following a high-level meeting at the United Nations sponsored by the Sovereign Order of Malta Mission. The organization focuses on training healthcare providers to identify and respond to human trafficking victims, based on research showing 88-92% of trafficking survivors seek medical care while being trafficked (68% in Emergency Departments). GSO operates as a vertical specialist in the healthcare anti-trafficking training segment.

GSO's core product suite comprises the proprietary GSO Human Trafficking HT 101 (basic, two-day) and HT 102A/102B (advanced and train-the-trainer) training curricula, complemented by a Survivor-Led Training Program featuring lived-experience speakers. In September 2022, GSO authored and submitted a first-of-its-kind Universal Human Trafficking Policy & Protocol for Healthcare Providers to the World Health Organization, derived from synthesizing policies across its trained US and international sites. The organization has trained over 800,000 healthcare professionals across five major US health systems (Baptist Health South Florida, Advocate Aurora Health, Hackensack Meridian Health, RWJBarnabas Health, Northwell Health) and five international sites in India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Italy. In January 2024, GSO expanded into direct survivor services by opening The O'Connell House, a 13-room safe home in Massachusetts.

GSO's business model is a hybrid of paid professional services and grant-funded non-profit operations. Training engagements are sold directly to large healthcare Integrated Delivery Networks under multi-year contracts requiring CEO-level approval, with on-site delivery by teams of 3-4 people over 2-3 days. Channel partnerships with Dignity Health/Common Spirit Health and Selah Freedom extend distribution reach. Grant funding includes a $500,000 U.S. Department of Justice award in 2018 to Dr. Cathy Miller for the EChO mentoring program. The Foundation United serves as fiscal agent. The organization does not publicly disclose pricing or revenue. The target customer segment is exclusively enterprise healthcare systems, with secondary engagement via the Catholic Medical Association for Catholic hospital networks.

Name

Global Strategic Operatives

Legal name

Global Strategic Operatives to Eradicate Human Trafficking, Inc.

Website

https://globalstrategicoperatives.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Strategic Operatives is a non-profit that trains healthcare professionals to identify and respond to human trafficking victims through proprietary curricula, survivor-led training, and universal policy development, serving large US and international healthcare systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Human Trafficking Training Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Human trafficking training
• Healthcare provider education
• Trauma-informed care training
• Victim identification protocols
• Survivor-led training

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Training Services: GSO provides paid training programs to healthcare systems and hospitals. CEO approval is required to schedule trainings. The organization has trained over 800,000 healthcare professionals across multiple US and international healthcare systems.
2. Grants and Donations: GSO receives funding through grants (e.g., $500,000 DOJ grant for EChO program) and charitable donations. The Foundation United serves as the fiscal agent for GSO.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Global Strategic Operatives delivers on-site human trafficking identification and response training programs (HT 101 and HT 102A/102B) to healthcare systems, combining clinical instruction with survivor-led testimony. The organization develops standardized institutional policies and protocols for healthcare providers, supports the operational placement of identified victims into safe homes such as The O'Connell House, and submits evidence-based frameworks to international bodies such as the WHO for global adoption.

Product overview

Global Strategic Operatives (GSO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating human trafficking through healthcare-focused training and survivor support services. The core offering consists of GSO Human Trafficking Training programs (HT 101 and HT 102A/102B) that equip healthcare professionals to identify and respond to trafficking victims, complemented by survivor-led training where survivors share their experiences to educate providers. GSO also developed the Universal Human Trafficking Policy & Protocol for Healthcare Providers, submitted to the WHO. Additionally, GSO operates safe homes including The O'Connell House, providing shelter and rehabilitation services for trafficking survivors. Training applications are available for clinical professionals and survivor experts to join the training team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GSO Human Trafficking (HT) 101 Training Level 1 basic human trafficking training program delivered on-site over two days to healthcare personnel including doctors, nurses, social workers, security, registration staff, and chaplains across all shifts.
• GSO Human Trafficking (HT) 102A and 102B Training Level 2 advanced human trafficking training for nursing managers, supervisors, social workers, and train-the-trainer programs for personnel directly involved with trafficking victims.
• Universal Human Trafficking Policy & Protocol for Healthcare Providers A universal human trafficking policy and protocol for healthcare providers worldwide, created by synthesizing policies from trained US and international health systems, submitted to the WHO for global adoption.
• The O'Connell House Safe Home A 13-room safe home residence in Massachusetts serving women who have been sex trafficked, including those who may be pregnant or have small children, with private bathrooms, industrial kitchen, clinical room, and chapel.

Quantifiable outcome

• 88-92% of trafficking survivors seek medical care while being trafficked, with 68% going to Emergency Departments (Lederer, Whetzel & Miller studies)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSO works closely with Homeland Security Investigations to assist in the placement of identified trafficking victims. HSI collaborates with healthcare leadership and GSO to coordinate victim identification and rescue efforts, providing critical law enforcement partnership for the training program.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSO partners with the FBI to coordinate victim identification efforts and facilitate placement of victims identified through healthcare training into safe homes and support services.
• Northwell HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program. Northwell Health was instrumental in securing Wilonda Green who joined GSO as Coordinator.
• Hackensack Meridian HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program. Part of the research study demonstrating statistically significant improvements in provider confidence.
• RWJ Barnabas HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program. Training led to identification of a trafficking survivor at one of their system hospitals.
• Advocate Aurora HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program. Part of the five US health systems in the research study.
• Baptist Health South FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program. South Miami Hospital participated in the initial training rollout.
• United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSO presents at the UN and works with UNODC on human trafficking initiatives. GSO's Special Advisor role at the Order of Malta Mission to the UN provides access to UN forums.
• The Foundation UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes as the fiscal agent for GSO. Co-founded by Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good, CEO & Co-Founder, who also serves on GSO's Advisory Board. Partnership announced at January 2020 press conference hosted by Jones Day.
• Polaris ProjectsupportingOthersGSO features Polaris's 24-hour hotline (888.3737.888) and National Human Trafficking Resource Center on its resources page for healthcare professionals.
• Dignity Health/Common Spirit HealthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDignity Health led the initiative to develop and deliver human trafficking training for healthcare professionals. Petra Linden, System Director, coordinated and managed training teams for all GSO pilot sites.
• Selah FreedomsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal expert Paula Besler from Selah Freedom joined GSO training teams to provide legal expertise during training sessions at healthcare facilities.
• DeliverFundsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerChris Carroll, DeliverFund representative, serves on GSO's Advisory Board. Organization supports GSO's anti-human trafficking mission.
• International Council of NursessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSO partners with the International Council of Nurses to advance human trafficking training for nurses globally.
• Airline AmbassadorssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNancy Rivard, President of Airline Ambassadors, serves on GSO's Advisory Board. Organization focuses on human trafficking awareness in the airline industry.
• Conrad N. Hilton FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSO partners with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation which supports programs to end human trafficking globally.
• Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSO partnered with AFN to train and hire 24 Nigerian Catholic Sisters in October 2021 to provide care in safe houses with 3-5 year commitments for continuity of care.
• Bella Health & WellnesssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing natural women's care and family wellness services for survivors of sex trafficking.
• Christ MedicussupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLouis Brown, Executive Director of Christ Medicus Foundation, serves on GSO's Advisory Board. Organization supports GSO's mission.
• Life PerspectivessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides educational courses and resources on reproductive grief care for healthcare professionals, including courses specific to victims/survivors of human trafficking.
• Sovereign Order of MaltacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSO was founded after a high-level meeting at the UN sponsored by the Sovereign Order of Malta Mission to the UN. Deb O'Hara-Rusckowski serves as Delegate for the Order of Malta's Mission at the UN.
• KMCH Hospital and Medical College, Chennai, IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational pilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program as part of the global initiative.
• Ancilla Catholic Hospital, NigeriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational pilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program as part of the global initiative.
• Catholic Hospital of EthiopiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational pilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program as part of the global initiative.
• University of Sacred Heart Hospital, RomecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational pilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program as part of the global initiative.
• University of Milan, GSD International HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational pilot training site for GSO's human trafficking healthcare training program as part of the global initiative.
• Jones DaysupportingOthersHosted the January 30, 2020 press conference announcing GSO's collaboration with The Foundation United in recognition of healthcare systems working to address human trafficking.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

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Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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