Security Executive Council - Experts & Thought Leaders

The Security Executive Council is proud to add Greg Wurm to the esteemed Emeritus Faculty of security experts. Greg’s most recent role was Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Elevance Health, Inc., a Fortune 20 company with more than 100,000 associates globally and more than $175 billion in revenues. Prior roles of Greg As the CSO for more than 10 years, Greg led a diverse, award-winning team responsible for the global security and safety of associates and facilities, physical security operations and technology, security strategy, crisis management, threat management, security risk management, executive protection, and health and safety programs.  He also served as the co-chair for the company’s enterprise-wide crisis management committee. Educational background of Greg  Greg has a Master of Science degree in criminal justice and a BS degree in business administration Greg has a Master of Science degree in criminal justice and a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He completed the Senior Executive Leadership Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the Domestic Security Executive Academy at the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, 205th Session. Greg is also board-certified by the American Society for Industrial Security as a Certified Protection Professional. Greg is a member of OSAC, where he serves as a Partner and the Private Sector Chair. He played a key role in the transition of OSAC into a Public-Private Partnership. Greg’s industry and organisational changes “Greg’s public and private sector career spans significant industry and organisational changes,” said Bob Hayes, Managing Director of the SEC. “His experience managing security through transformations will be valuable in assisting client organisations that are experiencing similar change.”

The Security Executive Council, with Rice University and MD Anderson Cancer Centre, will facilitate a day and a half of expert-led sessions on workplace violence risk management for corporate security practitioners, cross-functional partners, and police and emergency responders. According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, in 2020 there were more than 37,000 nonfatal workplace injuries inflicted intentionally by another person and nearly 400 workplace homicides. Healthcare workers are five times more likely to suffer workplace violence than workers in other industries. These numbers underline the criticality of strong cross-functional workplace violence prevention, preparedness, and response efforts in every organisation. Real-time for offsite participants The event will take place at Rice University in Houston and will also be streamed in real-time The Workplace Violence Management State of the Industry conference will include seven seminar sessions, networking opportunities, and a keynote by Shibu Varghese, Senior Vice President of People, Culture & Infrastructure for MD Anderson Cancer Centre. Individual sessions will tackle a range of issues, including awareness, regulatory considerations, program strategy and planning, incident response, and proven practices. The event will take place at Rice University in Houston and will also be streamed in real-time for offsite participants. Discounts are available for students and active law enforcement. Takeaways and industry connections “In today's environment, workplace violence is an ever-present risk for every organisation,” said Dean Correia, SEC Emeritus Faculty of Business Continuity. “Every function responsible for managing workplace violence will benefit from attending this event. The takeaways and industry connections will better enable pioneers to proactively train their people and increase their confidence in current and future people and asset protection programs.”

Security Executive Council (SEC) strategic alliance partner - The Foushée Group is inviting organisations to participate in the 23rd annual Security and Compliance Compensation Survey. Compliance compensation The Security and Compliance Compensation Survey is the only compensation research report for security positions. It provides detailed compensation information for more than 78 executive, management, professional, and technical security positions, drawn from more than 100 companies. Competitive compensation Corporate security practitioners can use this information to help develop compensation packages Corporate security practitioners can use this information to negotiate competitive compensation for themselves or their teams, to help develop compensation packages that will attract top security talent, and to inform job descriptions and compensation ranges for new security job postings. Security leaders who wish to participate in the survey should partner with their Human Resource group to discuss requirements and pull the necessary data. Compensation data Only official, verified compensation files are accepted. The survey and report adhere to both the spirit and the letter of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Safe Harbor Guidelines for appropriate and legal collection and reporting of compensation data. The deadline for survey submission is April 8.