Following a career in law enforcement in Canada, Scott made the jump to Corporate Security & Emergency Management in the Oil & Gas Industry, spending the majority of the past 14 years with PetroChina Canada.
With PetroChina Canada, Scott was tasked with leading security operations (physical, personnel, EP) and intelligence for the company’s oil & gas assets. As an Incident Command System (ICS) instructor, Scott also oversaw incident management and ICS training for his company as well as numerous global affiliates. Scott’s work with PetroChina has taken him around the globe assisting the organization with developing security and emergency management programs.
In May of 2022, Scott left Canada and accepted a role as the Director of Security for the residential properties of the Lucas Family. In that role Scott built a comprehensive security program for the various residences as well as a talented team of Executive Security Agents, SOC Operators & Security Systems Specialists.
Earlier this year, Scott accepted the role of Chief Security Officer for Skywalker and now oversees the security for not only the family and their residences but also the numerous corporate holdings for the organization.
Scott has recently completed many years of volunteer leadership, including the Global Board of Directors for ASIS International, President of the Executive Board of the ASIS CSO Center and interim Vice President of the Board of Executive Protection Professionals. Scott also currently serves as the vice-chair of the Board of Directors for a local Marin County Bank.
With a National Diploma in Police Administration, Rory Steyn has an accomplished history in the South African Police, where he specialised as an investigator, intelligence field-worker and as section head of the police VIP Protection and Bomb Disposal Units in Johannesburg.
Upon being transferred to the Pretoria-based Presidential Protection Unit in 1996, Rory was appointed team leader of President Mandela’s personal protection team, entailing the protection of the President both nationally and internationally.
He retired from the SA Police Service on 17 June 1999 with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and set up his own security consultancy with his partner, Bob Nicholls. NSA Global Security Consultants is South Africa’s largest executive protection employer counting Fortune 500 and blue-chip companies among their clients.
Rory is a global expert in cricket security having served on the Security Directorate of the ICC Cricket World Cup hosted by South Africa in 2003 and again in 2007 in the West Indies. He went on to chair the Security Directorates of the inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy tournaments hosted by South Africa in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
NSA Global were security consultants to the first eight editions of the highly successful Indian Premier League. NSA is contracted to Cricket South Africa and support all of its tournaments, leagues and international tours since 1999.
Rory has successfully completed an engagement as Head of Security for the three USA venues in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, hosted by the West Indies and the USA.
He has worked at the Athens, Beijing, London and Rio-de-Janeiro Summer Olympic Games, and the 2010 Vancouver and 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on behalf of NSA’s clients. Rory also consulted to the successful Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Bid.
NSA was proud to be contracted by a number of FIFA’s commercial partners during the successful and incident-free FIFA World Cup hosted by South Africa in 2010; and Rory continued this in Brazil in June and July of 2014.
Rory is a respected and sought-after conference speaker, and is regularly interviewed on South African media regarding private security and policing matters.
He has completed twelve Comrades marathons, holds Green Number 42743 and has run numerous marathons for charity. He fulfilled his dream to complete a marathon on each of the seven continents when he finished the Antarctic Marathon in April 2013. Rory became an Ironman in Port Elizabeth in April 2013. He founded ‘The African Icons Invitational’ in 2018 – a charity cycle ride raising funds in support of the children of police officers slain in the line of duty. This charity continues hosting Rides in support of those families to the present day.
Rory is married to Gillian, a school headmistress. They have three sons, Kyle, Iain and Craig.
Bryan directs threat assessment practitioners who are responsible for the assessment and management of thousands of cases of inappropriate pursuit, threats, and harassment, including situations involving mentally ill stalkers, disgruntled current and former employees, stalkers who pursue their victims at the workplace, interpersonal stalking, and domestic violence. He provides consultation on safety and privacy for at-risk individuals, and he has managed some of the Nation’s most sensitive investigations for public figures.
Bryan also directs a staff of intelligence analysts responsible for conducting security assessments on behalf of at-risk individuals and public figures traveling internationally. He advises clients regarding the management of risks such as terrorism, civil unrest, extremist ideologies, and political instability.
Bryan oversees our Advanced Threat Assessment Academy, where threat assessment experts provide training to members of the public and private sectors on topics related to the prediction and management of violence.
Bryan oversees our MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems, including MOSAIC for Assessment of Public Figure Pursuit (MAPP); Threats to Judges (MAJ); Domestic Violence (DV-MOSAIC); Threats in the Workplace (MAT W); and Threats by Students (MAST).
Bryan managed protection details of public figures at their residences, at high-profile events, and during international travel. He has worked with the U.S. Secret Service and foreign government agencies during the planning and implementation of security operations involving public figures, U.S. Presidents, and foreign heads of state.
Bryan served in the U.S. Marine Corps, providing security and logistical support for the U.S. President, the Vice President, and the Secretary of State. He was a member of the elite Embassy Security Battalion, responsible for the safety of U.S. diplomats in Kyrgyzstan and Israel. He served as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant, a deputized police officer for the Provost Marshal’s office in Camp Pendleton, California, and as an Instructor at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Japan.
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Highly accomplished business executive, security manager, and executive protection professional with 25-plus years of experience making critical decisions in a variety of high-stress, sensitive positions and conducting complex security operations in time sensitive and high stakes environments, internationally and domestically. Adept business executive responsible for envisioning, developing, and leading a four-division international security firm which has become the largest celebrity protection agency in the eastern United States, with operations spanning more than 60 countries. Florida state-licensed Security Agency Manager, Security Officer, and Security Officer Instructor. Formally trained and certified executive protection and event security specialist with more than 1000 events to credit. Skilled in the planning and delivery of personnel and critical infrastructure security services to include the conduct of intelligence collection and analysis; Risk, Threat Vulnerability Assessments (RTVAs); site and venue surveys; travel planning, and the development of criminal and terrorism mitigation strategies. Mixed Martial Artist. Fluent English and Armenian languages (native / bilingual proficiency). Highly sought and esteemed public speaker, educator, and seminar participant.
Vincent Levy, Close Protection Specialist. With my diverse skill set in mental health, first aid, crisis intervention, and verbal de-escalation, I bring a unique advantage to ensuring the safety and well-being of high-profile clients.
Having been trained as a hostage negotiator under the prestigious FBI, I have demonstrated exceptional abilities in handling high-pressure situations while maintaining composure and mitigating risks. My expertise in crisis management enables me to respond swiftly to threats and anticipate and prevent potential dangers before they escalate.
Furthermore, I possess an innate ability to connect with individuals emotionally, allowing me to defuse tense situations through effective verbal de-escalation techniques. By creating a safe and empathetic environment, I am proficient in diffusing potentially volatile scenarios, ensuring the protection of both clients and the public.
My knowledge of executive protection and my background in mental health first aid provide a deep understanding of the complexities surrounding individuals’ well-being. This expertise allows me to detect signs of distress or psychological vulnerabilities in clients and provide crucial support, ultimately fostering a secure environment for those I am entrusted to protect.
My expertise in mental health, first aid, crisis intervention, verbal de-escalation, and hostage negotiation, combined with my experience in executive protection, make me uniquely qualified for the role of Close Protection Specialist. My proactive approach to security and exceptional ability to establish trust and defuse high-pressure situations ensure a comprehensive protection strategy emphasizing physical and psychological well-being.
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Edward V. Marshall is the Global Head of the Dentons Family Office and High Net Worth (DFO) sector. Edward is a family office insider and a renowned family office researcher, advisor, and author. He is regarded as a thought leader in the family office space, distinguished by his service to complex families around the world. He is also a risk and threat management specialist and works with families to reduce their cyber, physical, financial, operational, and reputational risk profiles.
DFO is a global cross-practice group that services the firm’s clients who are family businesses, investors, family offices, or high net worth individuals. The team works closely with families considering a family office, families with an existing family office, and advisors to families. The group curates a program of insights, advice, and connections to advise the firm’s clients and relationships across the globe.
Prior to joining Dentons, Edward held leading family office roles at Credit Suisse, Citibank, and Boston Private (now Silicon Valley Bank). He joined Credit Suisse from Booz Allen Hamilton where he was an engagement manager in their Organization and Strategy practice. Edward began his career in the public sector working for the federal government in the United States and abroad.
Edward is a core member and senior advisor to the UHNW Institute, a think tank organization organized to support family offices and UHNW individuals by promoting best practices, professional development, and positive change in the family office and family wealth field.
Edward is a board member at the Defense Intelligence Memorial Foundation (DIMF), non-profit focused on providing on full-scholarships to the families of Defense Intelligence officers killed in the line of duty. He is also an advisory board member for Americas Warrior Partnership (AWP), a non-profit based that focuses on reducing veteran suicide. Prior to AWP, Edward was a board member and treasurer at Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW), a capacity building non-profit in Detroit focused on improving impact and performance of fellow nonprofit organizations.
Edward earned his MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a BS in human biology from Michigan State University. He is also a guest lecturer on family office and wealth management at New York University’s Stern School of Business
Ivan Ivanovich brings over three decades of operational experience in Executive Protection, with a distinguished track record in some of the most challenging security environments worldwide. He gained his expertise in dignitary protection during the war in former Yugoslavia, where he successfully led numerous high-risk operations. Since 1999, Ivanovich has established himself in Mexico and Latin America, focusing on training and providing executive protection services. In 2000, he founded the Executive Protection Academy, later expanding his endeavors by establishing AGS Group, a specialized executive protection company that eventually evolved into the global WSO Corporation.
Currently, Ivanovich serves as the President of the Board of Directors for WSO Worldwide Security Options, a renowned international company specializing in comprehensive security solutions across the globe.
Furthermore, Ivanovich holds the position of technical consultant and instructor for the Spanish Marine Corps Protection Force. Notably, he holds the distinction of being the first foreign civilian to train this military unit in the specialized field of executive and official protection.
He is also an Instructor for the Presidential Protection Unit of Costa Rica.
In addition to his practical experience, Ivanovich is an accomplished author. He penned the Spanish bestseller, “Executive Protection in the 21st Century, The New Doctrine,” recognized as one of the most influential books in the executive protection industry in Latin America.
Tim Wenzel, Associate Managing Director of Enterprise Security Risk Management at Kroll and the Creator of The Kindness Games, is a global security executive, international keynote speaker and thought leader in the security, leadership, and wellness industries. As a highly regarded Coach & Mentor, he has a passion to transform the existing paradigms of leadership and risk management while building highly effective teams and joyful environments for them to experiment and thrive within.
In 2024, Tim was named a Top 40 Thought Leader in the security industry, worldwide by the Life Safety Alliance. In the same year, Security Journal America named him as one of their 20 influencers and featured him in their February issue.
In 2023, Tim co-authored a book entitled: The Kindness Games: How a Single Post ChangedOur Mindset about Community.
In 2022, Tim was named a Global Influencer & Thought Leader in the Security Industry by IFSEC International, and he was profiled by US Veterans magazine.
Tim is a leadership columnist with the Security Journal Americas magazine and a sought-after SME in Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM). He helped lead the effort to codify it as the official risk doctrine within ASIS International as the Outreach & Education Lead on the 2017 ESRM Steering Committee.
He is noted in business for his problem-solving skills, which stem from his background in healthcare. By properly identifying the root causes of risk, Tim and his teams create a bridge between opportunity and risk for businesses.
James is a nationally recognized personal security expert and former FBI Supervisory Special Agent. For more than 30 years, he has been a protector, trainer, and advisor to the nation’s most at-risk individuals. He has real, practical, and unparalleled experience in violence prevention and personal security. This real experience was earned through service in local law enforcement, the FBI, and America’s premiere executive protection firm. He has protected government officials, high-net-worth individuals, and leading religious figures all over the globe and has empowered thousands of individuals to stay safe in an increasingly dangerous world. He has dedicated his entire career to this particular area of expertise and is sought after by those seeking practical and sound security guidance.
Here are some highlights of his distinguished career:
James earned his Bachelor’s degree from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
“Since my first training from the U. S. Secret Service, ‘Threat Assessment in Schools’ in December 2002, what we now know as Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) has become a passion and a niche for me.”
In 2022, Rick Parfitt joined AT-RISK International to serve as the Director of Threat Management, where he is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the development and implementation of security strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate potential threats, helping to ensure the safety and security of clients and their assets.
Prior to joining AT-RISK International, Mr. Parfitt held several high-level municipal and campus policing positions in both Pennsylvania and Florida, where he created a campus police agency and served as its chief for 11 years. Additionally, Mr. Parfitt served as the Director of Safety and Security for a large Florida school district, where he developed their behavioral threat management program, creating teams in 119 schools and training over 1,200 school administrators, school mental health personnel, and school resource officers. He also served as a police academy instructor and an adjunct college instructor in Pennsylvania and Florida colleges.
Mr. Parfitt is a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), where he served as the first president of ATAP’s Florida Chapter and a Certified Threat Manager through the Association. He has been a member of several professional law enforcement organizations, including the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), the FBI National Academy Associates, and the Florida and Southwest Florida Police Chief’s Associations.
He has authored articles in several publications, including the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, the Campus Law Enforcement Journal, The Florida Police Chief, and many others. Mr. Parfitt holds a Master of Arts degree from California University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, 195th Session.
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Kirsten England, PhD, is an assistant professor of instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida. She earned her PhD in Public Administration and Public Policy from the University of Tennessee Knoxville where she also graduated with a Masters degree in Public Policy and American Politics. Her undergraduate degree is from the Florida Southern College where she studied Pre-Law, Political Science and Psychology. Dr. England’s research focuses on the education policy and the US courts. She looks at the rise of recent, though fleeting, education policies and their diffusion among states. She also studies and has presented on the US solicitor general and their influence on the US Supreme Court using principal-agent theory. Her current research focuses on the variables that surround mass shooting incidents in order to help prevent them in the future. Her research group has a novel database that looks at various venues and demographics to better understand the how’s and the why’s of the mass shootings incidents.
Dr. Anna Leimberg is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Austin Peay State University (APSU). She received her B.S. from Barry University in Sociology in 2015, her M.S. from Florida International University (FIU) in Criminal Justice in 2017, and her Ph.D. from FIU in International Crime and Justice in 2021. Before her academic appointment at APSU, she was an Adjunct Professor at both Barry University and FIU.
She was born in Moscow, Russia, and raised in New York. In 2013, she moved to Miami, Florida, to pursue her educational career and relocated to Clarksville, Tennessee, in 2022 to teach at APSU.
Her research interests include juvenile delinquency, peer influence, gang membership, juvenile justice, public policy, unstructured socializing with peers, self-control theory, adolescent substance use, youth handgun carrying, domestic violence prosecution and sentencing, and school and mass shootings. Her research has been published in the Journal of Drug Issues, Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, The Close Protection & Security Journal, and Gangland: An Encyclopedia of Gang Life from Cradle to the Grave.
She has taught a range of classes, including Introduction to Criminal Justice, Human Trafficking, Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Sociology of Violence, Race, Class, and Crime, Drugs and Society, Perspective Consciousness and Social Justice, Research Methods, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Senior Capstone in Criminal Justice, Victimology, and Critical Issues in Criminal Justice.
Her hobbies when not teaching or conducting research include going to the beach, traveling, cooking and trying new cuisines, and going to the movies.
Dr. Mary Beth Janke has over 30 years of psychology, security, and investigative experience. As a psychologist, Dr. Janke has worked with individuals who are experiencing anxiety, depression, adjustment challenges, trauma, women’s issues, stalking and domestic violence, and substance abuse. Dr. Janke has also conducted research and published work in the areas of stalking and domestic violence, self-esteem and young women, and stress management.
Dr. Janke earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology after an illustrious and varied career that included being a Special Agent in the Washington Field Office of the United States Secret Service. She went on to become a protection agent on numerous government contracts and was the only female to ever officially protect a foreign president outside of the United States.
Dr. Janke holds a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology from Widener University in Philadelphia and a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. She received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Indiana University in Bloomington, along with a minor degree in Spanish Language, following intensive studies at the Universidad de Sevilla.
Dr. Janke currently works as a consultant in the fields of forensic and clinical psychology and continues to consult in the areas of threat assessment and protective security. She is the Director of Special Projects for Hunter Global Security Strategies, an international security and investigative firm. Additionally, Dr. Janke taught Abnormal Psychology and the Psychology of Crime and Violence at the George Washington University in Washington, DC for four years, through the Fall of 2021.
In April of 2020, Dr. Janke’s book, ‘The Protector: A Woman’s Journey from the Secret Service to Protecting VIPs in the World’s Most Dangerous Places’ was published. It is a memoir of her life as told through the exciting and dangerous missions she accepted as one of the few females in the world of international executive protection.
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As the Chief Security Officer at Dayton Children’s Hospital, Mark Moore is in charge of Enterprise Security Risk Management encompassing 32 locations across Ohio’s Miami Valley.
Mark, his directors and managers lead more than 100 proprietary employees and a constantly shifting array of contractors, vendors, and specialists.
Prior to his move into the healthcare vertical, Mark provided close protection leadership at various levels for Dr. Henry Kissinger, Bill and Melinda Gates, two presidents of the Republic of Haiti, and a very private Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) family.
He has also led consulting, security operations, and training for Fortune 500 companies, Forbes listed families, and high-profile NGO’s around the world.
Before entering the private sector, Mark served honorably in the United States Marine Corps for over a decade, including more than three years as a Presidential Helicopter Security Leader at Marine Helicopter Squadron – One (HMX-1).
Over the course of his distinguished career, Mark has led a wide range of complex security operations in 73 countries and 49 US states.
James Tunkey is Chief Operating Officer of I-OnAsia, a global risk management company ranked by Chambers & Partners for litigation support investigations. James has spent 30 years advising large corporations’ General Counsel, CFOs and Chief Security Officers. James will share war stories with IPSB members and relevant examples on alleged White Collar crimes such as management misconduct and fraud. He promises to be both fun and challenging.
Dr. Treston Wheat specializes in geopolitical risks, strategic intelligence, and applied critical thinking. Dr. Wheat is currently an Intelligence Research Specialist for Insight Forward, a Special Advisor for Geopolitics with Riley Risk, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and editor-in-chief of The Close Protection and Security Journal. Dr. Wheat also has produced research for the Andrew W. Marshall Foundation, was part of the 2022 National Security Fellowship Program with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and writes the newsletter “Geopolitics & Gin.”
TJ Klomp joined Amazon in August 1999. As the Chief Physical Security Officer, he leads all of Amazon’s physical security efforts at Amazon corporate offices, Amazon MGM Studios locations, and events worldwide. Prior to becoming the Chief Physical Security Officer in 2024, he served as Vice President, Protective Services. In his role as Vice President Protective Services, TJ developed and expanded a specialized emergency response capability across Amazon’s campuses and Data Center locations; built intelligence analysis functions to inform and support Amazon’s safety and security worldwide; and developed the team’s tailored suite of physical security across Amazon business lines as the company expanded. An expert in emergency response and protective intelligence, TJ is also responsible for conceptualizing, creating, and leading Executive Protection for Amazon’s founder between 1999 and 2015, and his team now provides world-class protection for Amazon’s CEOs and senior executives.
Prior to joining Amazon, TJ was a person crime detective for Kirkland Police Department in Washington, where he also worked undercover and served on the SWAT team. TJ holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law & Justice from Central Washington University and currently lives in Washington with his wife.
As the 69th Secretary of State of the United States, Mr. Tillerson brought a wealth of experience and strategic acumen to the world stage, demonstrating unparalleled leadership and a keen understanding of geopolitical dynamics. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, he held the position of Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas companies.
Davis started her career as a police officer in London UK back in the 1970's she was the first female to do the close protection and surveillance course. On entering the private security industry, she found the old boys network a great supplier of work so by infiltrating that network she was passed around to various agencies working close protection and undercover tasks.
An internationally recognized expert, Bixler is a retired Captain of the Los Angeles Police Department. He served as the Commanding Officer of Los Angeles Police Department Metropolitan Division, encompassing SWAT, K9, Dignitary Protection Unit, and more.
A former Chief Security and Compliance Officer at Stratfor, Burton boasts a distinguished law enforcement background. Notably, he played a pivotal role in apprehending the World Trade Center bomber, and investigated the 1988 plane crash which killed the President of Pakistan and U.S. Ambassador, and the hostages held captive by Hezbolllah.
After serving in the Washington Army National Guard, Lanum earned her Juris Doctor and is currently a Threat Management Program Manager at InterCon Security where she brings over a decade of experience in protective and geopolitical intelligence. Lanum has been published in many reputable journals such as Lawfare Media, Slate Magazine, the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, and IO Sphere.
A Harvard Medical School graduate, Dr. Guirguis is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. With extensive experience in Pre-Hospital Care, Tactical Medicine, and Flight Medicine, he's a Reserve Sheriff Deputy with San Bernardino Sheriff Air Rescue team. As the Chief Medical Officer for XPJ, Guirguis provides medical threat assessment consulting and oversight for executive protection programs.
The Chief Customer Officer at SPS, Oughton is the Co-Founder and Kindness Crusader for the Kindness Games. He is a dynamic executive with a successful international career in security and risk management. A recognized positive influencer, he has championed strategies to minimize risks incorporate and high-risk environments.
Bringing over 30 years of expertise, Segal, CEO of AHNA Group, specializes in Executive Protection and Security Consulting. As a fixed asset Subject Matter Expert, Segal conducts security assessments and designs security master plans as well as routine and emergency procedures for business facilities, hotels and critical infrastructure the world over.
Master Inv. (ret.) Frost is a 20-year law enforcement veteran specializing in threat assessment and intimate partner violence-related cases, specifically, physical and emotional abuse, stalking, strangulation, restraining orders, sexual abuse, child abuse. She owns Frost ICED for high-end investigations into violence and abuse and agency/corporate program development for effective violence prevention and response programs
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