Michael Gips

JD, CPP, CSyP, CAE

nonprofit executive

12 years leading departments such as Publishing, Knowledge, Learning, Certification, Standards & Guidelines, Production, Membership, and Marketing & Communications. Presenter and volunteer for the American Society for Association Executives and the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives.

security Professional

CSO of ASIS (2016-19) and head of security for a house of worship (2019-23). 12 years advising Chief Security Officers as founder and head of the CSO Roundtable/CSO Center for Leadership & Development. Consultant on issues ranging from insider threat and corporate reputation to security convergence and negligent security.

Attorney/expert witness

3 years full time practice in a private law firm and Law Clerk for the Supreme Court of New Jersey. More than 30 years of bar membership. Expert witness in negligent security, inadequate training, negligent hiring, and premises security cases.

Presenter / spokesperson

25 years serving as a corporate spokesperson for television, radio, print, webinars, podcasts, etc. Have presented at dozens of conferences around in the globe in both English and Spanish. Recent engagements for audiences in Buenos Aires, Las Vegas, Rotterdam, Costa Rica, Dallas, and London.

Journalist

13 years as a senior editor for Security Management magazine, plus several years of freelance work appearing in publications such as the Washington Post Magazine, the Dallas Morning News, Police1, Washingtonian, the San Diego Times Union, and Propmodo. Write a monthly leadership column for Security magazine.

Publisher

6 years as Publisher of Security Management magazine (print and digital), SM Online Daily, SM Online Weekly, The Security Industry Buyer’s Guide, ASIS Dynamics, and various other print and digital publications.

Writer / editor

20 years writing scripts, speeches, presentations, marketing copy, editorials, website content, case studies, white papers, e-newsletters, and research reports for corporations, nonprofits, executives, and individuals. Published research on the state of the security industry (2014), convergence (2019), blockchain (2021), and security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (2022, with A. Wakefield).

Media trainer

15 years helping executives prepare and train for media interviews. Work with high-profile employees in sectors including private equity, banking, higher education, management consulting, aerospace, high tech, cybersecurity, law, defense, and professional associations.

Education

• Harvard Law School
  Juris Doctor

• Tufts University
  B.A., History & Spanish

Bar Admissions

• New York

• District of Columbia

Activities & Affiliations

• President, Global Life Safety Alliance

• Former Chair, Executive Management Section Advisory Counsel, ASAE

• Research Committee, ASIS Foundation

• Multiple standards working groups, ASIS
  

Awards & Recognition

• (2021) U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Award for Best Security Consultant

• (2022) #1 Ranked for Thought Leaders, Global Influencers in Security and Fire, IFSEC

• (2021) #6 Ranked for Thought Leaders, Global Influencers in Security and Fire, IFSEC

• (2019) Most Influential People in Security, Security Magazine

• 15+ awards for writing and editorial excellence

Certifications & Certificates

• Certified Protection Professional (ASIS)

• Certified Association Executive (ASAE)

• Chartered Security Professional (Worshipful Company of Security Professionals)

• Effective Management for Security Professionals, IE Business School (Madrid, Spain)

• Security Executive Development, The Wharton School (Philadelphia, PA, USA)

• Homeland Security Executive, Tel Aviv University International (Tel Aviv, Israel)

• Certified Insider Risk Programme Manager, Signpost Six (The Hague, Netherlands)

• International Security, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State (Washington, DC, USA)

• Executive Protection, RL Oatman and Associates (Baltimore, MD, USA)