Recognizing Top 40 Industry Influencers & Thought Leaders
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Join us in congratulating the Top 40 Thought Leaders in Security & Life Safety for 2025, and their ongoing commitment to share their strategic perspectives within our industry!
The recognized contenders represent the entire industry, including life safety, physical security, cybersecurity, risk management, loss prevention, and intelligence. Honorees comprise practitioners, service and technology providers, researchers, academics, and other professionals from over a dozen countries.
2025 candidate scores were determined using a proprietary algorithm that considered various factors, including conference presentations, webinar and podcast appearances, LinkedIn reach, academic courses taught, and volunteer leadership positions held, among others, from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025.
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 Top 40 Thought Leadersin Security & Life Safety |  Prof. Obadare Peter Adewale | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderFounder and Chief Visionary Officer, Digital Encode Limited (Nigeria) |  Melissa AgnesFounder & CEO, Crisis Ready Institute (USA) |
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 Farah BenisManaging Director, FFA Security Group (UK) |  Garry BerginSecurity Consultant, Manguard Plus (IE) |  Dave CohenDeputy CEO, Risk 2 Solution (Australia) |
 Mike CrollSenior Lecturer, Buckinghamshire New University (UK) |  Chris Cubbage | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderDirector, MySecurity Media - Space and Earth Partners & Advisory (Australia) |  Terry Cutler | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderCEO, Cyology Labs (Canada) |
 Shawnee Delaney | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderCEO, Vaillance Group (USA) |  Nicholas DynonGroup Brand Strategy & Innovation Director, Optic Security Group (NZ) |  Jane Frankland MBE | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderCEO, KnewStart Limited (UK) |
 Michael Gips | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderManaging Director, Kroll (USA) |  Alex GoldenbergDirector, Narravance (USA) |  Scott GoldfineMarketing Director, Elite Interactive Solutions (USA) |
 Florian Haacke | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderCSO, Porsche AG (DE) |  Yolanda (Yoyo) Hamblen | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderThe Security Circle Podcast, IFPO (UK) |  Kasia Hanson | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderCEO & Founder, KFactor Global Security Advisory (USA) |
 Mike Hurst CPP® CPOI | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderGlobal Advisory Board and UK Director, IFPO / HJA Consult (UK) |  Eduardo JanySVP Global Security & Safety, News Corp (USA) |  Kathy LavinderExecutive Director, SI Placement (USA) |
 Kirk MacDowell | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderPresident and CEO, MacGuard Security Advisors (USA) |  Taylor MayFounder, SVIP (USA) |  Tim McCreightCEO and Founder, TaleCraft Security Inc. (Canada) |
 Bruce McIndoe | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderPresident, McIndoe Risk Advisory LLC (USA) |  Don MorronFounder & CEO, HighlandTech (USA) |  Fredrik NilssonVP, Americas, Axis Communications (SWE) |
 Kevin Palacios | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderCEO, HELPS Latam (USA/Ecuador) |  Elizabeth ParksPresident & CMO, Parks Associates (USA) |  Jon PollyChief Solutions Officer, ProTecht Solutions Partners (USA) |
 Matthew Porcelli | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderSecurity Manager, Harvard Protection Services (USA) |  Paul SarneseOwner, Secured & Prepared Consulting (USA) |  Tyler SchmokerProject Manager Sr. - Business Continuity & Co-founder, Donaldson, Inc. / Maritime Support Concepts LLC (USA) |
 Dr. Gavriel Schneider | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderGroup CEO / Founder, Risk 2 Solution Group / Institute of Presilience (Australia) |  Gastón Hernán SchulmeisterDirector of the Department against Transnational Organized Crime, Organization of American States (OAS) (ARG/ES) |  Jeffrey A. Slotnick CPP, PSPPresident, Setracon Enterprise Security Risk Management Services (USA) |
 Confidence Staveley | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderFounder, Cybersafe Foundation (USA/Africa) |  Christopher StittCEO, CrisisLead, LLC (USA) |  Tino UrbinaEnterprise Executive US / Country Manager Mexico, Commend, Inc. (USA) |
 Tim Wenzel | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderAssociate Managing Director of ESRM & Creator - Co Founder, Kroll & The Kindness Games (USA) |  Alfredo Yuncoza | 2024 & 2025 Thought LeaderPresident, Smart Management, C.A. (VE) |
Pre-register now to be evaluated for our 2026 list (accomplishments during May 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026) by completing the form below. Updated criteria and additional details will be available later in 2025.
*Please note that if you do not respond or provide any profile information, LSA may conduct research based on our criteria using publicly available information. It will be up to the discretion of LSA whether you will remain in contention. We may not compile your information if preliminary research indicates that it is unlikely you will score among the top candidates.