ABOUT US

Richard Lefler

Mr. Richard Lefler, Managing Partner of the Business Security Advisory Group (BSAG), a firm specializing in corporate security consulting services, joined IPSA International, Inc. as a board member in August 2008. The Board of Advisors is tasked with providing advice to IPSA’s leadership with respect to matters identified by the executive team including: the Company’s operating strategy and activities related to potential Company acquisitions and international expansion plans.

Mr. Lefler retired from American Express in 2001 as Chief Security Officer. His career at American Express began in 1985 as Vice President of Investigations and he became the Vice President of Worldwide Security in 1989. In this role, Mr. Lefler’s responsibilities included investigation of attacks on financial products, management for the security of employees and coordination with Federal, State and various foreign police agencies and areas in which security concerns existed.

Prior to joining American Express, Mr. Lefler served over 20 years with the U.S. Secret Service retiring as Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service office in New York. His 20-year career included assignments as Special Agent in Charge of Protective Operations, Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu office (Far East), investigative and protective assignments in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Experience

• Managing Partner, Business Security Advisory Group (BSAG)
• Vice President Worldwide Security, American Express
• Vice President of Investigations, American Express
• Deputy Special Agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service’s New York office

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
• John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Program for Senior Managers in Government, Harvard University

Affiliations

• Founding CSO Emeritus/Faculty of the Security Executive Council, a member organization for senior security and risk executives from corporations and government agencies
• Former president of the International Security Management Association (ISMA)
• Previous member of the State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Committee
• Former member, International Association of Financial Crime Investigators