John Pitsenbarger

John Pitsenbarger, MA, is an experienced analyst specializing in child sex trafficking at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children since January 2022, where John provides analytical support to law enforcement agencies for recovering missing children. Prior to this role, John worked as an Associate at Thomson Reuters, conducting legal research for major clients, and served as a Psychiatric Technician at the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, delivering clinical care to psychiatric patients. Additionally, John interned as a Sentencing Mitigation Advocate with the Fairfax County Government, where responsibilities included compiling inmate histories and analyzing mitigation factors for legal cases. John holds a Master of Arts in Forensic and Legal Psychology from Marymount University and dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Criminology from the University of Denver.