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Media Resources

ASIS international has several resources available for media including the most recent ASIS Annual Report, an ASIS Fact Sheet, and timely security resources, including white papers, webinars, book excerpts, and recorded conference sessions, for security professionals worldwide to help deter, prevent, and minimize future attacks.

 
ASIS FACT SHEET     Hoja de Datos (ESPAÑOL)     2023 Annual Report     Reporte Anual 2023 (Español)     Security Topics     Strategic Plan

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Executive Leadership

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Joe Olivarez Jr., MBA

2025 ASIS International President

Joe Olivarez Jr., MBA, is the 70th president of ASIS International.

Oliverez is an American citizen with more than 25 years of experience working in international security. He is currently the vice president of the Operational Center of Excellence and CSO at Jacobs. Olivarez has been a member of ASIS for 35 years and a member of the CSO Center for over a decade. He has served on a variety of different committees and boards across the organization.

Olivarez has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in legal research from Stephen F. Austin State Univeristy and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.

View a list of previous ASIS presidents.


William Tenney

Chief Executive Officer

William “Bill” Tenney is a Navy veteran and recognized professional in the fields of corporate security, intelligence, and business resilience. He has built and led high-performing teams in financial services, technology, media, and retail sectors in the U.S. and overseas.

In the private sector, Bill has built and led corporate security teams at MetLife, Bloomberg LP and Target. Bill began his career in the U.S. Navy, serving in the U.S., Japan, and London, and deployed aboard the USS Midway and USS Independence. He also served in the foreign service in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York.

He earned a master's degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from St. Olaf College.

ASIS International Global Board of Directors

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Executive Committee

President
Joe M. Olivarez Jr., MBA
Jacobs | Houston, TX, USA
President-Elect
Eddie Sorrells, CPP, PCI, PSP
DSI Security Services | Dothan, AL, USA
​​Secretary/Treasurer
Pablo Colombres, CPP
GIF International | São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Chief Executive Officer
William Tenney
ASIS International | Alexandria, VA, USA

​At Large Directors

Lisa Oliveri, CPP, PCI
National Democratic Institute | Aldie, VA, USA
Axel Petri, CPP
Deutsche Telekom AG | Bonn, Germany

Karen Frank, CPP
KPMG | Raleigh, NC, USA

Rick Kelly, CPP
Chubb | Mechanicsburg, PA, USA

Wilson Esangbedo, CPP
Nigerian Institute for Industrial Security | Lagos, Nigeria

C. Joshua Villines, CPP, PSP, PCI
Human Intelligence Group | Atlanta, GA, USA

Ex-Officio Voting Directors

Maria Teresa Septien, CPP
AFIMAC Global | Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Anders Noyes, CPP
Honolulu Museum of Art| Honolulu, HI, USA

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Directors

Brian Lipscomb, PSP
Convergint | Anaheim Hills, CA, USA
Lisa C. DuBrock, CPP
Radian Compliance | Park Ridge, IL, USA

Regional Board Directors

​European Regional Board of Directors
North American Regional Board of Directors
Andrew Williams, CPP
Crilly Consulting Ltd | United Kingdom
Mark J. Folmer, CPP, PSP
Robotic Assistance Devices | Montreal, QC, Canada

Latin American Regional Board of Directors

Asian Pacific Regional Board of Directors
Marco Vega, CPP
COTECPRO | San Jose, Costa Rica
Danny Chan
Mastercard International | Singapore

Subject Matter Expertise from the ASIS Community

ASIS members possess a broad scope of expertise ranging from Executive Protection to Enterprise Security Risk Management and emerging concerns such as IoT and blockchain security. Our councils provide expertise in 34 security practice areas.

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