Honorary Members
Bill Bozeman
Founder
Bozeman Strategic Solutions
Bill Bozeman is the founder of Bozeman Strategic Solutions, LLC, which provides strategic planning and positioning for integrators and manufacturers in the electronic security industry. Prior to founding Bozeman Strategic Solutions, he served as president and CEO of PSA Network, the world’s largest system integrator consortium, owned by the most progressive security and audio-visual integrators throughout North America. Bozeman’s 40 years of experience in the security systems integration business paved a successful track record in both corporate and entrepreneurial environments. He has held previous roles as president of Delta Audio-Visual Security, president of Dictograph Alarm Systems and vice president of strategic alliances for Pinkerton Systems Integration and has directed sophisticated electronic security projects for corporate America, the U.S. government and private institutions. Bozeman attended Louisiana State University, graduated from the University of New Orleans and is qualified as a Certified Protection Professional with the American Society for Industrial Security. He has received a variety of industry awards and honors, including being named to the Security Integration Hall of Fame, being recognized as one of the 25 Most Influential Security Executives, receiving the PSA Network’s Paul Marcus Award for offering consistent leadership and direction to PSA and being presented with SIA’s George R. Lippert Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to SIA and the security industry. He is a board of directors member for Unlimited Technology, Netwatch, Security Specifiers and nFact.
Bozeman’s long history of active involvement with SIA includes working on the creation of a formal membership category for independent integrators in 2012; collaborating on the development and execution of Cyber:Secured Forum, an event co-created by SIA, PSA and RX and held in 2018 and 2019; strongly supporting SIA’s Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification (SICC) credential; ensuring SIA’s representation on PSA’s State of the Industry Panel for several years; serving for four years on the SIA Board of Directors; serving as chair of SIA’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Board; and presenting at SIA and industry events including Securing New Ground and ISC West.
Les Gold
Partner
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Lessing “Les” Gold is chair of the Corporate & Business Transactions Practice at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, where he represents foreign and domestic companies in a broad range of corporate, financial and securities transactions. He is very active in the areas of mergers and acquisitions; government contracts and financings; the development of new technologies; licensing; regulatory issues; and other emerging security and protective initiatives within the security, manufacturing, energy, trade and defense arenas.
MS&K has represented security alarm companies in the United States and abroad (purchasers and sellers), in nearly every major M&A transaction in the past decade. In addition, Gold authored alarm licensing law in California, and has worked with many municipalities and states to develop security alarm licensing and standards. His regular “Security & the Law” column in the national trade publication SDM is well read throughout the security industry.
Gold also chairs MS&K’s busy China Practice and co-chairs the firm’s Homeland Security & Regulatory Practice, along with leaders of the firm’s Immigration and International Trade Practice Groups. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and law degree from the University of Southern California.
Joseph (Joe) Grillo
Founder and Former CEO
ACRE LLC
Joseph (Joe) Grillo is a security industry veteran, a longtime SIA member and the founder and former CEO of ACRE, LLC.
Grillo is a 30-year electronic security and identification industry leader with a track record of successfully growing, acquiring and restructuring businesses. In 2012, he founded ACRE, LLC, as a platform to consolidate acquisitions in the electronic security industry. Since that time, Grillo has completed nine acquisitions globally prior to retiring in May 2022.
Prior to founding ACRE, Grillo was known for his long-term association with HID Global, serving as national sales manager in the early 1990s, then participating in a management buyout of the business in 1995 from Hughes Aircraft/General Motors. As president of HID, Grillo oversaw the company’s growth from a $15 million card and reader company to a dominant $100+ million industry leader by 2000. Grillo successfully led the effort to sell HID to ASSA ABLOY in 2001. At ASSA ABLOY, he was promoted to running the company’s $750 million Global Technology Division. He served as president and board member of SIA from 1998 to 2007.
Sandra (Sandy) Jones
Managing Director
Sandra Jones and Company
Sandra (Sandy) Jones is a 30+-year security industry veteran, insider, deal maker, author and visionary. Fifteen years after founding one of the industry's first wholesale distribution companies, she started the consulting firm of SJandCO, where she and her industry affiliates provide a complete range of customized financial and profit development services for investors, manufacturers, service providers and system integrators. The firm’s support services have helped countless public and private companies accelerate profits and growth in the security industry. Services range from value development, investment analysis, industry research and growth strategies to customized searches for acquisitions, corporate divestitures, exit strategies and other profit development.
In addition to her consulting work, Jones is active in the industry. She was the creator of SIA’s New Products and Solutions Awards (formerly the SIA New Product Showcase) and a founder and producer of the Securing New Ground conference and Security 500 Conference and serves on various advisory boards. She served as two-term president of SIA, where after 30 years she continues to serve on the Board of Directors as chair of the Nominating Committee. She has co-authored brand preference, fire market, benchmarking research and has been honored with many industry accolades including PSA’s Marcus Award, SIA's President's and Lippert Awards, SS&I's 2005 Hall of Fame and in 2007 was named by Security Magazine as one of the security industry’s 25 Most Influential Security Executives.
David McGowan
Vice President, National Security Services
Kaiser Permanente
David McGowan is vice president, national security services at Kaiser Permanente. As Kaiser Permanente’s senior security executive, he is responsible for the full service and delivery of the organization’s physical security functions, including technology, security force management, asset protection, investigations and executive protection, as well as security standard operating procedures for Kaiser’s diverse health maintenance and delivery channels. He is a member of Kaiser’s Enterprise Business Services and its Enterprise Shared Services Executive Leadership teams.
McGowan was formerly vice president, global protection services at Tiffany & Co., and the president of the board of directors of the International Security Management Association. He was the 2017 recipient of the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award. McGowan holds a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross.
Scott Schafer
Principal
SMS Advisors
Scott Schafer started his career in the IT/networking industry serving in senior executive positions with NCR/AT&T and Reynolds & Reynolds. In 2004, Schafer came to the security industry and helped lead the successful growth of Pelco and Arecont Vision. As the CEO of SMS Advisors, he helps many leading security companies build stronger businesses by growing their revenue faster and profitably.
Schafer served on the board of directors at the Security Industry Association for many years and was the membership chair, secretary, treasurer and chair of SIA. He received the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award, SIA Chair’s Award, SIA Lifetime Honorary Membership and the George R. Lippert Award for service to the security industry and to SIA.
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