Security Expert/chief security officer
Attorney
Content Specialist
Association executive
Journalist
strategic advisor for:
board member of:
Michael Gips
JD, CPP, CSYP, CAE
Michael Gips is the principal of Global Insights in Professional Security, LLC, a firm that helps security providers and executives enhance security, develop cutting-edge content, assert thought leadership, and heighten brand awareness.
Security-provider lients include both brand names and startups in access control, weapons detection, executive protection, robotics, unmanned aerial systems, cyberthreat detection, insider risk management, investigations management, social media monitoring, and many more.
Corporate security clients represent a broad range of industries, including power, oil and gas, manufacturing, retail, financial institutions, associations, education, houses of worship, and aerospace/defense.
Mike previously served as the first Chief Security Officer of ASIS International, and was one of the principal architects of ASIS’s Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) initiative.
Concurrent to his role as CSO, Mike was ASIS’s Chief Global Knowledge and Learning Officer, responsible for Editorial Services, Learning, Production, Certification, Standards & Guidelines, and the CSO Center for Leadership & Development, which he started in 2008.
Mike holds several certifications, designations and certificates, including the CPP (Certified Protection Professional), CSyP (Chartered Security Professional), Insider Risk Programme Manager, and CAE (Certified Associaton Executive). He has taken executive level courses in security from the Wharton School, IE Business School, Tel Aviv University International, and the R.L. Oatman School of Executive Training.
Expert insight, advice, thought leadership, content, and training for security, nonprofits, and other businesses.
Thought leadership and brand awareness
Strategic security consulting
Technology assessment/Go-to-market strategies
White papers, articles, reports, blog posts, social media, speeches
Custom research and benchmarking
Knowledge-based products and services
Media and presentation training
Analysis, advice, consultation, litigation support
Database of 3 million-plus security and crime incidents
Vast network in security, law, law enforcement, nonprofits, media
Awards
Security Journal Americas catches up with Michael Gips, JD, CPP, CSyP, CAE, Principal, Global Insights in Professional Security (GIPS).
APEX AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
Writing - Regular Departments & Columns, "Leadership & Management," Security, 2022, 2023
International Security Journal
ISJ Leaders in Security Awards Judge - 2024
ISJ Influencers - 2022
ifsec
Number 1 Most Influential Person in Security Thought Leadership · 2022
Number 6 Most Influential Person in Security Thought Leadership · 2021
IFSEC Most Influential People in Security Judge - 2020
security magazine
Most Influential People in Security · 2019
OUtstanding security performance awards3
Outstanding U.S. Security Consultant - 2021
azbees
Gold, Heartland, “Leadership,” Security - 2022
Silver, Heartland, “Leadership,” Security - 2021
Silver, National, “A Threat in the Crowd,” Security Management - 2015
Silver, Mid-Atlantic, “Security Becoming Less of a Luxury,” Security Management - 2014
>12 more
What people are saying
“[Michael] is able to communicate complicated concepts and is a thought leader. His breadth of knowledge is encyclopedic. His demeanor is inviting. He can command a room or have an intimate conversation introducing topics or trends with ease. He is both analytical, organized and can be depended upon to provide a balanced view.”
— HOWARD BELFOR, CPP 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ASIS INTERNATIONAL
“Michael brings an incredible array of skills to the table as a writer, editor, journalist, communications professional, manager...you name it. His easy understanding of complex subject matter makes him a formidable trainer and an accomplished and never-boring writer. I’ve never met someone he’s consulted for who hasn’t been utterly impressed with his abilities, intelligence, diligence, and overall nice-guy nature.”
— PETER PIAZZA, CPP REGIONAL LOSS PREVENTION MANAGER AMAZON DENVER, CO USA
“Mike inspires others to think and to produce creatively and innovatively. He’s a quick study who possesses the ability to master new topics instantly. He’s a joy to be around because he operates with humility and power simultaneously.”
— JEFF SNYDER, CORPORATE RECRUITER AND EXECUTIVE COACH (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, USA)
In The News
Michael Gips Wins Gold Award for Leadership Column in Security Magazine
Michael Gips, a contributing columnist for BNP Media’s Security magazine, has been awarded a Gold Azbee Award, Heartland Region, for his monthly column on leadership. It’s the second year in a row that Gips has received a regional honor for his column. Gips has now won more than a dozen writing awards from the competition’s overseer, ASBPE International. View his columns here.
IFSEC Names Michael Gips the #1 Security Thought Leader in 2022
IFSEC Global has named Michael Gips the #1 thought leader for 2022 in the category of Association Figures/Academics/Thought Leaders. The list was compiled from hundreds of nominations from around the world. Other categories include security executives, end users, cyber security professionals, and manufacturers/vendors/integrators installers.
Renowned colleagues also named among the most influential include Bonnie Michelman of Mass General, Eric Clay of Memorial Hermann Health, Harold Wax of PepsiCo, Lisa Oliveri of NDI, Ray O’Hara of Allied Universal, Eddie Sorrels of DSI, Gav Schneider of Risk 2 Solution, Kevin Palacios of IFPO, Tim Wenzel of Meta, Angela Osborne of Guidepost Solutions, Mike Hurst of IFPO, Martin Gill of Perpetuity Research, Benjamin Brown of Microsoft, Michael Brzozowski of CIBC, Chuck Andrews of FOC, Sean Sportun of GardaWorld Canada, Hari Singh of Hindustan Zinc, Mary Chaney of the University of Cincinnati, Steve Van Till of Brivo, and many others.
Media and Crisis Management Training
Sample Publications
COntributing author: THe Handbook of security
The substantially revised third edition of The Handbook of Security provides the most comprehensive analysis of scholarly security debates and issues to date. It reflects the developments in security technology, the convergence of the cyber and security worlds, and the fact that security management has become even more business focused. It covers newer topics like terrorism, violence, and cybercrime through various offence types such as commercial robbery and bribery
COntributing author: reading in security management: principles an practices.
The search for security is a fundamental issue of human existence. Earliest anthropological evidence shows that humans sought meansof protecting community life. The risks could arrive from external as well as internal threats. After food, clothing and shelter, the next minimal essential requirement for successful existence is an orderly society.
Blockchain: A Guide for Security Professionals, part of the ASIS Foundation Digital Transformation Series
You may be familiar with the term “blockchain” for its use in cryptocurrency—but did you know it’s making major inroads in the security industry? This new ASIS Foundation research is designed to help you better understand the technology, its security advantages, and its implications for security management