Kelvin Tan Wee Peng
Kelvin Tan Wee Peng is managing director of GBE Investments Pte Ltd, a private investment vehicle focused on investments in Asia, based out of Singapore.
Prior to this appointment, Mr. Tan was president of AETOS Security Management Pte Ltd, a position he assumed in August 2004. Over a three-and-a-half year period, Mr. Tan successfully merged three constituent auxiliary police forces into one, developed new security capabilities for the company and tripled the company’s business and staff strength. AETOS also consistently achieved top grading by the Singapore police regulatory department under Mr. Tan’s leadership.
Before joining AETOS, Mr. Tan was with the PSA International Ltd group of companies, where he held senior management positions as the chief executive officer of PSA India Pte Ltd and global head of business development of PSA International Ltd. In those positions, Mr. Tan restructured and decentralized the international business development arm, expanded PSA’s presence in China and India and set up the PSA India strategic business unit.
Until 2003, Mr. Tan was with Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd, a global investment firm, where he held senior appointments in the area of direct investments covering a diverse range of sectors including infrastructure, services, transportation and logistics, and private equity fund-of-funds investments.
Mr. Tan also worked as a consultant advising companies investing in China and was with the Singapore police force for six years, serving in both staff and line positions.
Mr. Tan was a Local Merit Scholar (Police Service) and graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy (first class honors) degree from the National University of Singapore in 1987. He also graduated with a Master of Business Administration from the same university in 1997 and attended the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School in 1999.
Mr. Tan has also held other appointments including being an Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the president of Singapore and, more recently, the chairman of the Security Industry Skills and Training Council set up under the auspices of the Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore.
Heinz-Wener Aping
Mr. Heinz-Werner Aping holds almost forty years of professional experience in dignitary and VIP protection as well as risk analysis, multi-agency and international cooperation and coordination and mass event planning derived from distinguished service in a number of senior ranking positions including Head of the German Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) Protection Division.
In his capacity as Head of the Police Protection Division, Mr. Aping was responsible for the protection of all members of the constitutional branches of the Federal Republic including, but not limited to, chancellor, president and foreign dignitaries.
Also during his career with the Berlin Police, Mr. Aping served as the head of various criminal investigation departments including Regional Criminal Investigations responsible for general crime scene investigation and first response and Central Criminal Investigation responsible for aggravated property crimes such as burglary, robbery, organized crime and large scale theft.
Mr. Aping previously served in the Berlin Police Commissioner responsible for all matters of criminal investigation including, but not limited to, the development of doctrine and policy against major crimes such as kidnapping and hostage taking; coordination between and among local and national law enforcement agencies; audits and inspections and, evaluation of crime statistics in real time.
Mr. Aping holds a BA in Public Administration from the Berlin School of Economy and Law. He is a regular lecturer at Steinbeis University in Berlin on the topic of criminal investigation. Mr. Aping is also the former Chairman of the Association of Personal Protection Services (APPS) and is a current member of the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Board of Senior Experts. He is fluent in English and German.
Ian Hutcheson
Mr. Ian Hutcheson, a Senior Consultant for ASERO Worldwide, is the former Security Director of BAA Airports, Ltd. a leading airport company which owns five airports in the UK including the largest, London Heathrow as well as London Stansted, Southampton Airport, Glasgow Airport and Aberdeen Airport.
In that capacity, Mr. Hutcheson was responsible for identifying current threats and risk to business and airport operations from terrorism, protest or other criminal acts; assisting the Executive and Group Managing Directors to mitigate identified risks; interpreting and ensuring compliance of all BAA Airports with National Aviation Security Programme regulations, among others; interfacing with the European Commission, UK government, airlines, police and Border Force on security related matters; ensuring that effective physical, technologies and managerial controls are in place at all Airports and Group Companies to protect critical assets and prevent incidents of crime; working with Government technical departments, manufacturers and academia toward researching and developing new technologies for enhancing airport security; ensuring best practice industry standards are adopted and implementing within the aviation domain; and, ensuring the security of BAA Information Systems against electronic attack as well as compliance with the Data Protection Act, among other roles.
Prior to his position as Security Director, Mr. Hutcheson served for 30 years with the Metropolitan Police Service in a number of senior positions including: Commander of Heathrow Airport Division, Commander of Richmon-upon-Thames Division, Operations Manager – Notting Hill Division and Chief Inspector – Heathrow Division.
In his role as Commander of Heathrow Airport Division, Mr. Hutcheson managed a team of 400 police officers and 60 support staff who provided policing services to staff and passengers at Heathrow Airport. He also designed and implemented a programme aimed at establishing a more flexible, integrated and cost efficient workforce. During his service, Mr. Hutcheson led the Heathrow response to the IRA terror campaign in the mid-1990s.
As Chief Inspector of Heathrow Airport, Mr. Hutcheson managed and led the armed counter-terrorist unit comprised of 140 officers; reviewed and reorganized the counter-terrorist unit following the attacks on Rome and Vienna Airports in 1985; and, commanded the initial response team to the bombing attack on an El Al Aircraft at Heathrow Airport in 1986.
Mr. Hutcheson holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Middlesex University.
Peter Montalbano
Peter Montalbano, senior counselor of ASERO Worldwide, has been involved in the jewelry trade in excess of thirty (30) years, having previously worked for companies including GAB Business Services, Graham Miller & Co., and Quantum International.
Over that time he has, and continues to travel throughout the world conducting both investigations of claims (internal and external) and Security Inspections and/or Consultations to Wholesale, Retail, Diamond Mining and Manufacturing Operations.
Mr. Montalbano has conducted Security Seminars in Hong Kong, Israel, London, Canada and throughout the United States focusing on topics including: Internal Theft; The Perils of Traveling with Valuables; and Retail Theft.
Current clients include: Lloyd’s of London; Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co.; Allianz, Germany; Aris, Germany; Peltours; and Israel.
On behalf of those clients, Mr. Montalbano has performed inspections and/or consultations to companies including Tiffany & Co, Richline Group, Harry Winston, Leviev, and others.
Pr. Eng. Yaakov Yerushalmi
Pr. Eng. Yaakov Yerushalmi formerly served as the project leader in the development of assault bridges for the Israeli Defense Forces. Between 1975 and 1979 he served as the head of the protective structure and geotechnics branch of the IDF Corps of Engineers.
Since then, Eng. Yerushalmi has been a senior consultant on numerous government and private projects including the detailed design and implementation of over 480 physical security projects (structures and installations to resist the effects of terror attacks) in Israel and abroad. He has also served as a permanent consultant to numerous Israeli government agencies and has past military experience in various tunneling projects and demolition of tunnels and bridges.
Eng. Yerushalmi was a consultant on protective structures to C.R.S.S. A@E and Construction Management firm, Washington branch (1985–1987), associate in Lapage & Dipponar South-Africa consulting firm protective structures (1980-1990), founder and manager of Y.Y.Ltd, Consultation on Protective Structures and Physical Security Projects (1979), and head of protective structures and geotechnics branch, L. Colonel Corps of Engineers.
Eng. Yerushalmi attended the Haifa Technion School of Engineering from where he holds his Bachelor of Science in Water and Soil Engineering. He also attended the Technion’s Post-Graduate School of Structural Engineering.
Peter Metzger
Peter Metzger , Vice Chairman of the global executive search firm DHR International, serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Asero Worldwide. Mr. Metzger is an expert in the fields of continuity of operations (COOP), risk management and security deployment.
Leadership roles are a distinguishing element of Mr. Metzger’s early career. As a Second Lieutenant with the First Marine Division in Vietnam, he led an infantry platoon in a number of major combat operations against enemy forces. He was personally decorated for valor by both the United States and Republic of Vietnam governments for his actions. He later served in the Central Intelligence Agency and as the Marine Military Assistant to President Ronald Reagan. In this capacity, Mr. Metzger was responsible to the President for assisting him with carrying out his constitutional responsibilities as well as continuity of government operations. As a senior officer he commanded the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Landing Force, US Sixth Fleet.
Mr. Metzger’s personal experience in the risk management and security sectors (both inside and outside of government) enable him to provide exceptional advice and planning to clients across industries. While in government service he served and operated with the United States Secret Service, CIA, DEA (Operation Snow Cap), and the FBI (Hostage Rescue Team). His personal relationships with the leaders of the nation’s intelligence, law enforcement and military departments and agencies provide special access and personal relationships. He offers considerable expertise in building global executive security teams for clients throughout the world.
Mr. Metzger earned a BA in International Relations from the University of Colorado and later completed graduate studies in National Security Policy and Latin American studies. He is a graduate of the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute and The Inter-American Defense College of the Organization of American States.
Yechiel Leiter
Yechiel Leiter, Senior Counselor ASERO Worldwide, has years of experience working with clients to improve corporate results, including business planning and analysis, financial training of managers, process improvement and strategy implementation, and internal audit. He is also the Israeli representative of BGI Benchmark Group International, a global consultancy specializing in recovering overpaid tax and other payments for MNCs.
Mr. Leiter has a broad international background in Controlling and FP&A. His experience ranges from needs identification and conceptual design through delivery of solutions.
He worked as an auditor and internal audit manager at accounting firms in Jerusalem. Joining DHL Israel in 1998, he set up the Management Accounting Department including redesign of local controlling processes and overseeing the first implementation of Activity Based Costing. Later moving to international controlling and planning positions in DHL Marketing & Sales Europe and DHL Human Resources EMEA both located in Zaventem, Belgium his roles included setting up international financial planning and controlling processes in the course of a multinational merger and acquisition as well as finding opportunities for improvement within the merged entities.
Upon returning to Israel in 2007 and leaving DHL, he became an external consultant for Deutsche Post DHL and other corporations largely in the logistics sector, and held positions including as CFO establishing the Israeli subsidiary of AstraZeneca and as Finance Director and General Manager of Kedumim Local Council and its Economic Development Corporation.
Mr. Leiter is a BA graduate of Economics and Accounting at the Hebrew University Jerusalem.and an MBA graduate cum laude from the Lev Academic Center in Jerusalem. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Management Accountant, and a Certified Internal Auditor.
Mr. Leiter has spoken at professional conferences in Israel and the Unites States on organizational change and financial software implementation, and has provided business training across four continents.
David Shatzer
Mr. Shatzer is a foremost expert in designing, managing, characterizing, evaluating and analyzing tests in the areas of explosives effects on vehicles and structures, utilizing analytical tools to evaluate potential effect and back analysis. Mr. Shatzer was responsible for managing the development of Large Vehicle Signature Analysis Software, Vehicle Explosion Analysis Software (VEXAS), for use in the analysis of VBIED events. The creation of such software involved the intimate understanding of vehicle bomb effects in various sizes and configurations, including vehicle glass breakage. Mr. Shatzer also developed and published the first vehicle bomb threat card, currently translated and referenced by numerous agencies and countries worldwide.
Throughout his career, Mr. Shatzer was involved in a number of large-scale projects. He directed, coordinated and managed a number of large scale tests in areas including, but not limited to, VBIEDs and explosive materials, for leading First World Countries throughout the world. He also coordinated and supervised personnel for conducting tests and quality control reviews of test information and data.
Additional relevant projects and experience include: the design, coordination, and management of a test program designed to characterize the effects of explosives on non-pressurized fuel tanker trucks; the coordination of several vulnerability analyses for federal courthouses, federal landmarks, hydroelectric facilities, airport fuel storage facilities, and other facilities as requested;participation in a 10-person public-private advisory team that developed an automated quantitative risk assessment tool developed and designed to enhance public safety associated with the storage of high explosives; and, the evaluation of accidental and criminal fuel-air-explosive events and preparation of reports with regards to fuel-air explosive events.
Mr. Shatzer holds a BS in Science from Pennsylvania State University and has completed a number of additional courses and certifications, including: explosive ordinance disposal (phases I, II, and III, Advanced Access and Disablement, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Refresher Training, ATF Explosive Specialist Training, Chemistry of Pyrotechnics and Explosives (I and II), Hazardous Materials First Responder, Criminal Investigator’s Training Program, Modern Protective Structures, Advanced Render Safe Training, and Advanced Application of Pyrotechnic Techniques.
Furthermore, Mr. Shatzer has published the following works: “Preventing the Use of Illegal Explosive Materials”, ATF and DOJ Report to Congress (2008), “A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigations”, National Institute for Justice (2000), NFPA Codes 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 160, 495, 498, 400 (various publication dates), and “Indicators and Warnings for Homemade Explosives” (2008). Mr. Shatzer is affiliated with the following professional bodies as well: International Society of Explosives Engineers; International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators; International Group of Experts on Unstable Substances (IGUS), Explosives, Pyrotechnics and Propellants Subgroup; and, National Fire Protection Association, Technical Committees on Hazardous Materials, NFPA 400, Explosives, NFPA 495 and Safe Havens, NFPA 498.
Maxim Gutman
Mr. Maxim Gutman is an expert in a wide range of relevant fields for anti-terror, homeland, and protective security including but not limited to the protection of soft targets, information protection, VIP protection, and crowd management.
Mr. Gutman is the Founder of KASPIT GmbH, offering a wide range of security management, due diligence, and investigation solutions, as well as search and rescue services for clients globally.
Among his professional experience, Mr. Gutman serves as the Counter Terrorism and Soft Targets Protection Expert for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the world’s largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization.
Mr. Gutman served for five years in the Israel Defense Force (IDF), achieving the rank of Captain. In this capacity, Mr. Gutman served as a platoon commander in a special Airborne Anti-aircraft unit and as an Operations Officer in a unit dedicated to electronic warfare. During his service, Mr. Gutman was awarded the Operational Service Badge for extended service in a combat unit. He also earned a Military and Strategic Leadership Diploma from the IDF Officer Tactical Command College.
Today, Mr. Gutman is a member of the International NGO Safety and Security Association (INSSA), a Fellow lifetime member of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM), ASIS International, and the Security Industry Association (SIA), among other associations and entities.
Mr. Gutman holds a BA in International Relations and Political Science from the Open University in Israel. He also earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management in the United States and an Executive MBA from WU Executive Academy in Vienna, Austria. Most recently, Mr. Gutman earned accreditation as an Industrial Engineer degree in Operations Management.
He has also successfully completed several professional courses including, but not limited to, Security Risk Management Professional Regional and Country seminars (SRMP-R/C) carried out by the International NGO Safety and Security Association (INSSA) and the Information Security Awareness under the UNDSS, among other courses focused on risk management, among other relevant fields.
Choy Kin Chong
During his service with the SAF and the Mindef, Choy held a number of senior appointments, including, but not limited to, Head of the Mindef Operations Control Centre, Head of Operations Planning under the Mindef Operations Department, Head of Army Exercises and Planning and the Commander of the 9th SAF Artillery Division.
In the private sector, Choy served as the Head of Security and Emergency Planning for the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) Corporation Ltd. In this capacity, Choy played a pivotal role in the National Critical Infrastructure Assessment and system vulnerability study of SMRT, which was carried out by the Defence Science Organization and the United States Sandia National Laboratories. He also updated the Rail Major Incident Management Command and Control structure and plan to include Green, Orange and Red Alert level activation protocols and introduced the Corporate Pandemics Response Plan, among other contingency plans, aimed at managing corporate level crises and incidents.
Also within the SMRT, Choy introduced business continuity and resilience through the development and execution of an annual exercise regime and led SMRT’s participation in two national scale exercises, specifically NorthStar 5 and NorthStar 7. He also facilitated the achievement of double certification in Business Continuity in categories SS540 and BS25999 under Singapore and British BCM standards. Choy implemented a public education program, titled the SMRT Community Emergency Preparedness (SCEP) Program, and the Citizens on Patrol program designed to train, incorporate and harness the public into the security effort and to make them aware of security and safety issues within the mass transit system and how to report them.
Finally, Choy institutionalized Counter Terrorism training for all frontline staff and introduced courses on a wide range of relevant topics including, CRBE, Threat Mitigation, Counter Surveillance, Red Teaming and Behavioural Analysis, among others.
During his tenure with SMRT, the company was awarded the Minister of Defence Award for its continued efforts toward enhancing security and the provision of security training.
Prior to this, Choy served as the VP, Head of Security at Swiss Securitas Asia Pte Ltd. In this capacity, Choy conducted numerous threat, vulnerability and risk assessments on a wide range of sites. Choy also served as Deputy Chief of Operations for the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission in 1997 as a Colonel and Singapore Defence Advisor to the Republic of the Philippines from 1997 – 2000.
Choy graduated with honors, including award of the Sword of Honor, from the 5th Basic Artillery Officers Course in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). He as attended numerous conferences related to emergency management and business continuity including, but not limited to, UITP Security Commission meetings in Belgium, Copenhagen and Lisbon. He has also developed and conducted a number of training seminars including, but not limited to, Disaster Management Response and Recovery and Transit Security Framework and Vulnerability Risk Assessment.
Richard Perkins
Richard Perkins is a former airline captain with over twenty-nine years of international flight experience in over thirty countries. Mr. Perkins has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), representing over seventy different airlines and forty thousand airline pilots. Additionally, he was the Vice Chair of Security of a major cargo airline for ALPA. He was also a qualified Federal Flight Deck Law Enforcement Officer, designated by the US Department of Homeland Security.
Mr. Perkins served for thirty years, active and reserve, in the United States Marine Corps as a Navl Aviator in the F-18 Hornet, and later with US Special Operations Command, retiring as a full Colonel. As part of his distinguished service, he executed multiple worldwide deployments as a fighter pilot and later ground combat deployments with Special Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. During these operations, Mr. Perkins was decorated for Valor as well as being wounded in combat. His last tour found him as senior advisor to the Commander, Afghan Border Police, directing a border Task Force from the US Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan. Here he led an effort to establish screening and security procedures at multiple border crossings into Afghanistan and at Kabul International Airport. In this capacity, he oversaw the training contract for over 9000 Afghan Border Police officers and established the first non-commissioned officer program for the Border Police. Additionally, he was the prime mover in forwarding legislative language to the Afghan Parliament to prohibit the import of dangerous materials into Afghanistan. In this capacity, he was the US representative to the Dubai Peace Process concerning trade and security issues on the Durand Line between Afghanistan and Pakistan and later, the Central Asian Counter Narcotics Conference.
Mr. Perkins received a Bachelor of Science from the United States Naval Academy and a Masters of Art in Diplomacy with a concentration on Terrorism from Norwich University. He is a graduate of the US Joint Special Operations University and multiple high-level programs at the National Defense University, the US Naval Postgraduate School, and the Joint Forces Staff College. Mr. Perkins was also a designated naval aircraft mishap investigator.
Ilya Gusinski, Esq.
Mr. Ilya Gusinski, Chief Legal Counsel of ASERO Worldwide, sits on the Board of Directors of ASERO from 2019. Mr. Gusinski is a member of the New York State Bar and has expertise providing a of a broad spectrum of legal advice to multinational corporations and an in-depth knowledge of commercial transactions derived from a holistic approach to cross-functional collaboration.
Mr. Gusinski concurrently serves as Corporate Legal Counsel to New Media Holding Company LLC based in Greenwich, Connecticut. As an in-house counsel, Mr. Gusinski is responsible for maintaining the legal framework for the business as well as dealing with contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions (M & A), sales and international transactions. Also in this capacity, Mr. Gusinski provides transactional risk assessment and due diligence for potential business ventures, support, management and oversight for complex multinational and multi-jurisdictional litigation, structures and prepares company data in preparation for strategic and business development and investment, leads due diligence negotiations for multi-million dollar investments, divestiture and M & A transactions and, liaises with outside counsel to achieve favorable litigation outcomes.
Prior to this, Mr. Gusinski was in private practice during which time he was involved in corporate governance, commercial litigation management, mediation, litigation support and oversight as well as business negotiations, mergers & acquisitions and divestiture transactions. Additionally he served as Corporate Legal Counsel for Media Most International, Inc. in New York, overseeing legal, operational and financial aspects of the television broadcasting company including immigration, licensing, contracts, intellectual property, negotiations, broadcasting regulation, compliance and other day-to-day operations.
Mr. Gusinski earned his B.A. from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts and his J.D. from Pepperdine School of Law in Malibu, California.
Ron Shamir
Mr. Ron Shamir is an expert in cyber security and critical information infrastructure defense. He served for 23 years in relevant senior capacities in the Israel Security Agency (ISA), achieving a rank of Major General.
Mr. Shamir served as the Head of the Technology Division, which is comprised of hundreds of engineers. In this role, he was responsible for devising and implementing the technological strategy and solutions for the ISA, managing R&D and manufacturing processes in a wide range of disciplines including electronic engineering, software engineering and cyber
security, among others.
Prior to this, he served as the Head of Department and Deputy Director of the IT Division in the ISA responsible for developing and managing the ISA IT work plan, the development methodology for IT systems and the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP).
Mr. Shamir constructed the first cyber department within the ISA and then served at its helm. In this capacity, he was tasked with building the entire cyber-ecosystem including leading the development of cyber tools and cyber operations capabilities.
Mr. Shamir also served as the Head of the Software Development Branch where he managed an R&D team of roughly 30 engineers and led numerous large-scale projects on topics relevant for intelligence information systems.
Mr. Shamir served for five years in the Israel Defense Force (IDF), achieving the rank of Major. In his final position, he served as a Commander in the Armored Force.
Mr. Shamir holds a B.Sc. from Tel Aviv University in Israel. He also successfully completed a seminar for Corporate Officeholders and holds an Executive MBA, Magna Cum Laude, from Tel Aviv University. He also published an article in conjunction with Eli Bahar titled Defending Israel’s Elections from Cyber Attack – what should be done? for the Federmann Cyber Security Center, Cyber Law Program in 2019.
Today, Mr. Shamir serves as a Research Associate at the Federmann Cyber Security Research Center at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and instructs a course titled ‘Law and Cyber’ at the Tel Aviv University Law School. He is also a mentor at the TechStarts Tel Aviv Accelerators, a global program which provides customized programming for early-state entrepreneurs.
Since retiring from a distinguished ISA career, Mr. Shamir has served in the capacities of Consultant and Board Member of a number of cyber and IT related entities and start-ups.
Avraham Ben Josef
Mr. Avraham Ben Josef is a renowned expert in the field of water technology, with over 30 years of dedicated experience in relevant fields, water technologies and disciplines including, but not limited to, water resource management, water quality, desalination, operations and maintenance and Command & Control. During his distinguished career, Mr. Ben Joseph was responsible for the maintenance and operation of Israel’s main water supply system. He also drafted Israel’s strategic plan for the Water Sector in 2050. He also initiated and led the brackish water desalination plant project in the South of Israel.
Mr. Ben Josef served for over 10 years as a Board Member of Mekorot, Israel’s national water company. During his distinguished career with Mekorot, he held a wide range of senior ranking capacities including, but not limited to Vice President of System Integration Engineering and Head of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Division, responsible for all operational, engineering and maintenance activity within the company. He also carried out a number of measures aimed at improving efficiency and reduced maintenance costs overall by roughly 20 percent without comprising quality.
Prior to this he served as the Vice President of Engineering and Technology which includes responsibility over water resources, water quality, desalination, Command and Control, operations and maintenance, safety and the Research, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (WATEC). He was also chiefly responsible for drafting multi-year work plans (including energy efficiency and emergency preparedness, among other areas), managing survey and research activities and promoting collaborations between Israel and international partners, among other roles.
Also with Mekorot, Mr. Ben Josef served in the capacity of Head of Engineering for the Southern District of the State of Israel which included supervising 75 engineers as well as laboratories, maintenance, information systems and development and operating water supply systems for the entire Southern district including urban communities, settlements and agriculture, managing complex engineering systems which include electrical, cathodic, civil, electronics, machinery, pumps and hydraulic valves.
As the Director of Development and Projects Department with Mekorot, Mr. Ben Josef led a number of large-scale projects in conjunction with the Water Authority from inception and master planning thru implementation. Prior to this, he served as the Director of the Water Quality Department which included managing and overseeing operations at water and wastewater testing laboratories, the water quality engineering department and the water monitoring system. He also served the capacity of Project Manager for the construction of water desalination plans in the Arava Valley in the State of Israel. In addition these roles, Mr. Ben Josef began his career with Mekorot as a Water Engineer in the Negev and Arava regions in Israel and then as a Senior Engineer and Deputy of the Water Engineering Department within Mekorot.
Mr. Ben Josef holds a B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and an M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) in Haifa, Israel. His Master’s Thesis was on the topic of “Flood water treatment for domestic use.”
John W. Piper
John W. Piper, senior counselor, ASERO Worldwide, is a domestic and international security consultant who retired from the U.S. Secret Service in 1991 after serving as a manager of the Forensic Sciences Division and the Technical Security Division. He held responsibility for security engineering and risk management at the White House and Treasury Department complexes along with a number of other related facilities. Mr. Piper was chairman of the White House Information Systems Security Advisory Group for six years and implemented CIA and NSA trusted system criteria.
Mr. Piper went on to hold the position of vice president, Special Projects Sector, for Scientech Engineering and was primarily engaged in technical security projects for U.S. Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Transportation. He then served 13 years as the manager of global security engineering and risk management for ExxonMobil Corporation and since September 2006 has worked as a consultant to both government and private sector organizations.
Mr. Piper holds considerable experience in the security domain for all phases of gas production from the wellhead to market. In a security capacity, he has worked on a number of projects for countries and regions including Malaysia, Indonesia, the Gulf Coast, the United States, the Netherlands, the North Sea, Scotland and Russia Sakhalin Island. Mr. Piper has applied elements of integrated security management systems as well as considerations regarding facility exposure into his international risk management decision science techniques.
While at ExxonMobil, Mr. Piper developed risk management and security engineering best practices. He implemented these through the conduct of over 450 risk assessments in virtually all aspects of petrol chemical operations. He sat on U.S. Department of Homeland Security advisory panels with regard to liquefied natural gas security and petrol chemical sector security. Mr. Piper was also a member of the ExxonMobil Information Systems Security Committee for 12 years.
Mr. Piper holds a Master of Science in Operations Research from the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as an adjunct faculty member in the Forensic Science and Engineering Departments at George Washington University for 12 years. He has attended over 40 specialized training sessions over his career, mostly in technical and information security and possesses an active top secret national security clearance.
Denis Constant
Mr. Denis Constant comes to ASERO from a distinguished career as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) where Mr. Constant played a key role in delivering organizational improvement therefore striving to achieve an organization of excellence. He played a central role in the development of policies within Border Security, Financial Crime and International Policing by holding several senior positions within the RCMP. During his thirty year career, Mr. Constant held a variety of positions at home and abroad reaching its pinnacle as the Director General, Financial Crime, a position he held until September 1, 2008 following his retirement.
Prior to his tenure with Financial Crime, Mr. also served as Director General of International Policing between 2002 and 2005 where he led the re-engineering process of all core activities within the International Division. The new re-engineering process contributed to a re-alignment of five additional Liaison Offices around the world. He led the negotiation with the Government of Canada for the purpose of securing permanent positions for Peacekeeping Mission in which Canada participates on ongoing basis. Mr. Constant led the tsunami relief efforts on behalf of Canada following the natural disaster in Asia by providing strategic and operational advices to the Canadian government for the purpose of enhancing Canada’s contribution to the region.
Mr. Constant held the position of Chief of Staff for the Commissioner of the RCMP where he interacted on a daily basis with Senior Government Officials such as Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, Privy Council, Department of Finance, Treasury Board and several other Government Departments on policy issues. In the capacity of Canadian Diplomat to the following countries namely; Italy, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Cyprus, Malta, Syria, Greece, Sudan, Egypt and San Marino, Mr. Constant accepted operational responsibility on behalf of the law enforcement community in Canada and also promoting Canadian interest on behalf of the government.
Mr. Constant served as Ambassador at Large on the International Policing Committee of the International Association for the Chiefs of Police. He also held the position of Canadian Representative on the International Association of Chiefs of Police Private Sector Liaison Committee as well as the RCMP representative on the same Committee for the Canadian Association for the Chiefs of Police (CACP). Since September 2006, he has occupied a position on the Board of Algonquin Forensic Accountant Program. During his entire career with the RCMP, Mr. Constant was a key speaker at several National and International forums on a variety of topics such as the role of Peacekeeping within International Operations, Identity theft, Major Frauds, Money Laundering etc.
Mr. Constant has attended the faculty of law at the University of Ottawa. He has been the recipient of the Queen Golden Jubilee Medal and Canada 125th Medal.
Yair Efron
Yair Efron is an Innovation Analyst, specializing in technology assessment and the evaluation of cutting-edge solutions. In this role, he conducts in-depth research to identify and assess emerging technologies, working closely with Israeli startups and innovative partners to design and implement solutions tailored to client systems.
Prior to joining ASERO, Mr. Efron served in the IDF across the Ground Forces Spokesperson Unit and the IDF Operations Department, where he led technology-driven influence projects, applying digital tools and data analysis to social media operations and team leadership. His service included hands-on experience with emerging technologies in the context of influence operations and digital strategy.
Mr. Efron is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Reichman University.
Yuval Shukrun
Yuval Shukrun is an analyst at ASERO Worldwide, specializing in artificial intelligence and its strategic implementation. He previously served in the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) supply chain security division, where he gained extensive experience analyzing and neutralizing cyber attacks. His professional background also includes a tenure as a product manager at an AI startup, where he led the development of innovative data-driven solutions.
He is currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science and Economics, merging technical expertise with a sharp analytical focus on market systems. Beyond his professional work, he is a basketball referee, a role that demonstrates his ability to maintain leadership and quick decision-making in fast-paced environments.
Dr. Marisa Randazzo
Dr. Marisa Randazzo, counselor at ASERO Worldwide, is a national expert on threat assessment and targeted violence, operating in consultation with a network of security experts across the United States to help businesses, educational institutions and security professionals assess threats and prevent violence.
Prior to joining the private sector, Dr. Randazzo served for 10 years with the U.S. Secret Service, most recently as the agency’s chief research psychologist. She directed U.S. Secret Service research on presidential threats and attacks, insider sabotage, security breaches, stalking and other types of targeted violence. She has interviewed numerous stalkers, school shooters and other attackers in prison. She has reviewed and consulted on hundreds of investigations involving threats against the U.S. president and other public figures, including presidential children.
Dr. Randazzo works with law enforcement agencies and celebrity protective services to investigate threats and stalking cases, and trains individual clients on basic and advanced threat assessment strategies. She also trains high-profile clients, their families and their protective details on kidnapping prevention and escape tactics; advises clients on sensitive internal investigations; and trains investigative professionals how to detect deception and interview more effectively.
An accomplished public speaker, Dr. Randazzo has trained more than 10,000 law enforcement, intelligence and security professionals, throughout the United States, Canada and the European Union, on threat assessment investigations and threat management strategies. Her work has been credited with preventing planned attacks.
Dr. Randazzo has testified before the U.S. Congress and briefed Cabinet secretaries and White House staff. She has been interviewed by various national and local television, radio and print news outlets, including “60 Minutes II,” “TODAY,” “48 Hours,” “Dateline NBC,” MSNBC, The New York Times and National Public Radio. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on threat assessment and violence prevention (including under her maiden name, Marisa Reddy) and served on the editorial board of the Journal of Threat Assessment.
Dr. Randazzo received a doctorate and master’s degree from Princeton University in social psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and religion from Williams College. In 2005, Dr. Randazzo was awarded the Williams College Bicentennial Medal for her work in preventing violence. She is co-author of the new book, The Handbook for Campus Threat Assessment and Management Teams.
David Tamir
Mr. David Tamir has over three decades of experience as a systems engineer and senior project manager leading innovative technology applications to improve business processes at over 26 airports mostly throughout the United States as well as the Space Shuttle Program. Through his expertise he has developed an efficient and practical gap/risk analysis methodology for identifying and prioritizing airport improvement projects. The methodology includes: identifying and grading airport functions, systems, assets, etc., defining respective criticalities, calculating consequent risks, identifying dependencies and finally developing a five-year phased funding plan based on priorities derived previously. To achieve success with airport improvement projects, Mr. Tamir diagrams the old “as-is” airport business processes in order to design the new “to-be” improved processes. He has improved hundreds of airport business processes spanning Finance & Procurement, Planning, Engineering & Construction, Facilities Management, Operations, Properties & Leasing, IT, Human Resources, Legal, and more. Mr. Tamir has extensive skills in systems project/program management, systems planning, systems design-build and systems commissioning.
Mr. Tamir has managed multiple high profile technology projects at various airports throughout the world including Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Calgary International Airport, Los Angeles World Airports, and with the Israel Airports Authority. Mr. Tamir has supported Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s Technology Program Management Office (T-PMO) and developed a needs/risk assessment on over 400 of their airport systems which resulted in a five-year IT road map masterplan. At Calgary International Airport, Mr. Tamir developed an Airport GIS/BIM needs assessment and implementation plan. He developed an updated enterprise IT/GIS needs assessment and implementation plan that includes a technology applications roadmap, change management plan and business processes, procedures, QC/QA and metrics plan for the Los Angeles World Airports. Additionally, Mr. Tamir has developed an enterprise IT/GIS recommended approach and mobilization plan based on airport industry best practices for the Israel Airports Authority. Along with the projects at these specific airports, Mr. Tamir has developed, for x-Spatial, an enterprise IT/GIS system architecture for airports, a white paper on airport 3D spatial applications for Skyline Software Systems and a study on airport training requirements for various aspects of FAA compliance for Britannica Knowledge Systems.
Previously, Mr. Tamir was Vice President at DMJM Aviation/AECOM Technology Corporation. In that capacity he assembled and managed the Airport IT Systems department consisting of 35 specialized professionals. He also developed the IT Master Plan for Chicago O’Hare’s International Airport in support of a multi-billion dollar Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Additionally, he founded and chaired the Airports Consultants Council (ACC) IT & Systems National Committee, the Airport IT & Systems Guidelines for Planning, Design, Construction and Commissioning, and the American Association of Airport Executives’ (AAAE) Spatial Airport Assessment Management System (SAAMS) Cloud Computing Solution. Finally, Mr. Tamir managed the development and implementation of various integrated IT systems at over two dozen airports throughout the United States, including but not limited to Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and Denver.
Prior to that, Mr. Tamir served as Vice President for Carter & Burgess/Jacobs Corporation where he focused on IT/GIS technology. During his five years at the company, Mr. Tamir published the first technical paper regarding electronic Airport Layout Plans (eALP), leveraging IT/GIS technology, which was later adopted by the FAA as a new standard. Before that, Mr. Tamir managed the Airport Information Management System (AIMS) IT/GIS program for Los Angeles’s airports: LAX, ONT, VNY and PMD and launched and supported enterprise IT/GIS Programs for Silicon Valley’s San Jose’s International Airport, Houston Airport System and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Additionally, Mr. Tamir worked as a Senior Project Manager at Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (1996-2000) and as a Lead Design Engineer/Project Manager at Rockwell International/Boeing (1984-1996). In the former, Mr. Tamir developed a fast-track airport improvement plan that included various airport areas including ground transportation, parking and passenger and baggage processing terminals, while in the latter, developed a computer automated electro-fluid-mechanical solution to reduce time and cost in processing the Space Shuttle fleet, while still upholding flight safety and produced NASA required engineering documentation and safety analysis, among other tasks.
Mr. Tamir has a M.Sc in Systems Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) and a B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University. He also received a specialized certification in airport systems from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. He has been a member of the Airport Council International (ACI) Business Information Technology (BIT) Committee, and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and former member of the FAA National Airspace System (NAS) Information Architecture Committee.
Remigiusz Slowinski
Mr. Slowinski holds over 30 years of experience in sales and business strategy across a wide variety of industry sectors. He has managed sales departments in the automotive industry, developing scale revenue-driven operations in highly competitive markets and devising analytical tools for market analysis to strategically position products and optimized sales processes. As an entrepreneur, he has also successfully applied commercial acumen and strategic foresight to the real estate development and IT learning sectors.
Among his distinguished accomplishments, Mr. Remigiusz Słowiński is the Founder and President of the Board at MaRS Investments, a boutique real estate development company in Poland. Since 2010, he has been responsible for strategic planning, project development, and investment management, both within the company and in collaboration with external projects.
Prior to founding MaRS Investments, Mr. Słowiński was actively involved in the development of the automotive business in Poland. He served as Sales Director and Board Member at Mercedes-Benz Warszawa and held a senior management role at AVIS Poland, where he was responsible for sales, fleet operations, and business development.
Mr. Słowiński holds a BA in Management and Organization from Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National-Louis University (WSB-NLU) in Poland.
Peter M. Haykowski
Mr. Haykowski is a seasoned investment and structured finance professional with over 20 years of experience in equity investments, debt fundraising, and financial structuring, having successfully raised and deployed over €5 billion in debt and €700 million in equity.
To name just a coupled of examples, Mr. Haykowski structured and arranged a multimillion Euro CAPEX and refinancing facility for Green Fiber International, one of Europe’s largest integrated recycling groups, and facilitated the financing and sale of a 160 MW wind farm portfolio including structuring a stapled senior financing and refinancing package for a strategic investor in collaboration with CEE Equity Partners.
Mr. Haykowski previously served as a Senior Investment Director with Meridiam Infrastructure in Paris, a global investor and asset manager specialized in developing, financing and managing long-term public infrastructure projects in the transport, building and public services sectors. In this capacity, he was responsible for developing investment strategies and pipelines in CEE and the Nordics (greenfield and brownfield), selecting industrial and financial partners for consortia and equity and debt fund raising. He was also chiefly responsible for negotiating aspects of transactions including teaming agreements, shareholder agreements, financing agreements, co-investment agreements and structuring deals to balance risk and return to ensure they met the investment criteria of the fund over the lifecycle of the asset. Also in his role as Senior Investment Director, Mr. Haykowski developed and implemented asset management frameworks including investor reporting, corporate governance and crisis management.
Prior to that, Mr. Haykowski was the President of the Management Board for Autostrada Wielkopolska in Poland, a concession company, during which he was primarily responsible for managing stakeholder relationships in a complex legal environment, structuring investment grade credit rating for the company and successfully structured and executed company financings and refinancings in the international debt markets to optimize the financing structure of the company. He also designed and implemented the financial, operational, PR and legal strategy including crisis management and litigations and provided construction and investment oversight and management.
Within the banking industry, Mr. Haykowski held senior ranking roles with the Royal Bank of Scotland in London including Associate Director for Infrastructure Finance responsible for finance raising, origination, structuring and execution of a variety of advisory and arranging mandates in the infrastructure sector in Europe and Seconded Deputy Head of RBS Project Finance Sweden in which capacity he developed the banks’ project finance product offering in the region across all sectors.
He also previously served as an Economic Consultant for both Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing consultation in the fields on valuations, econometrics and transfer pricing and analyses aimed at benchmarking value of goods, services and royalties, among other topics as well as an Executive in the Public-Private Advisory department for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in London.
Mr. Haykowski holds a Beng, within Honors, in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Westminster in London, UK and a Masters in Applied Finance (MAF) from the University of Melbourne Business School in Australia.
Noa Nussbaum
Noa Nussbaum is an analyst at ASERO Worldwide, specializing in research, data mining, database development, and data manipulation. She is responsible for analyzing and visualizing data to derive valuable insights. Additionally, Ms. Nussbaum authors formal content for various projects.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Ariel University, with a minor in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
Dan-Eddy Partouche
Dan-Eddy Partouche is an Analyst offering capabilities in the development of market strategies for various sectors, with an emphasis on Africa. Prior to joining the ASERO, Mr. Partouche served in the French Armed Forces in the Pacific, where he was part of the Communication Division, working closely with military officials, diplomats, and senior representatives from Pacific powers.
Mr. Partouche holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in International Relations and Defense Studies from Sciences Po Aix and a Master’s degree in International Business from North Carolina State University. His professional experience includes working for major companies such as Thales, Sopra Steria, and Airbus Group, where he worked on projects related to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) technology and visitor management systems, as well as contributing to innovative projects within startups.
Danielle Smith
Danielle Smith is a Homeland Security Analyst in ASERO Worldwide’s Tel Aviv office. She works on a variety of homeland security projects within the academic sector. Prior to joining ASERO, Ms. Smith was part of the Israel Defense Force and served in the Spokespersons division, where she worked closely with senior officials, diplomats and military attaches from around the world.
Ms. Smith has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History with specialization in International Relations from the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her Master of Arts in Government, specializing in the fields of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
Carl J. Truscott
Carl J. Truscott, Chief Executive Officer for North America, is the former director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and a former head of presidential protection and assistant director of the U.S. Secret Service. Mr. Truscott advises ASERO’s clients on strategic plans for security preparedness, helps companies identify alternative uses for technology solutions to enhance homeland security defense and works to integrate those solutions into the security marketplace.
Mr. Truscott has 26 years of federal law enforcement experience, having provided strategic and operational leadership in uniquely challenging situations at two of the most prestigious and multifaceted federal law enforcement agencies in America. He has an exceptional background and experience in all phases of law enforcement, counterterrorism strategies, and integrated security planning and solutions.
Mr. Truscott was appointed by the attorney general to serve as ATF director, a role he held from 2004-2006. Under Mr. Truscott’s leadership, the bureau reduced violent crime to an historic 30-year low, expanded its role in explosives investigations, developed a National Center for Explosives Training and Research and constructed a new training academy. Most importantly the 5,000 men and women of ATF were able to make effective contributions to the Department of Justice’s highest priority – the prevention of terrorism – through intelligence sharing, investigations, regulation, training, laboratory services and an expanded international presence.
As an assistant director with the Secret Service, Mr. Truscott was responsible for the investigative and protective intelligence, threat assessment activities, technical security, information technology and emergency preparedness. Prior to his term as assistant director, he served as the special agent in charge of the Presidential Protective Division, where he had primary responsibility for supervising all protective matters relating to the president, the first family, and the White House. During a period of unprecedented global threat and terrorist activity, Mr. Truscott implemented a strategic approach to security structure, functions and operations. During his Secret Service tenure, Mr. Truscott was also assigned to the New York and Los Angeles field offices, he was detailed as a professional staff member to the U. S. Senate Appropriations Committee in the 105th Congress and he served as the Secret Service coordinator for the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego. He began his law enforcement career in 1980 as an investigator for the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety.
Mr. Truscott received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Delaware. He attended executive programs at The George Washington University and Harvard University and participated in the Director of Central Intelligence’s Intelligence Community Senior Leadership Program. He has lectured at the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Criminology and at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Mr. Truscott serves on the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Board of Directors and the National Law Enforcement Exploring Committee, and he is a member of ASIS International. Mr. Truscott also served on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and on the Board of Directors of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Mr. Truscott’s numerous honors throughout his law enforcement career include the Presidential Rank Award as Meritorious Executive in 2003.
Mr. Zori Kor retired from the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) in 2013 after 25 years of distinguished leadership in its counter-terrorism and cyber security branches. Mr. Kor has led and implemented numerous state-of-the-art technology-related projects which have introduced screening techniques, cyber security, and the implementation of complex security systems in civil environments.
Mr. Kor now advises ASERO clients on strategic solutions for cyber security and critical infrastructure defense and provides internationally recognized training on all aspects of security from physical security, aviation security, emergency preparedness, and critical infrastructure protection to crisis response and cyber planning.
Prior to joining ASERO, Mr. Kor held senior field positions in the Israeli Security Agency (ISA). He served as the cyber regulator for critical infrastructure in the State of Israel and Head of the Technology Department in the National Information Security Authority in Israel, known as NISA, a subdivision of the Prime Minister’s Office. Throughout his tenure, he helped steer Israel’s ascendance in the realm of cyber security, developing audits, gap analyses, and risk assessments for Israel’s cyber systems and industrial control systems. He moreover provided instruction, guidance, and policy management for the technical standards of Israel’s cyber security systems and devices.
As the Head of the Technology Department and International Relations for the National Information Security Authority and the Protection and Security Division of the ISA, Mr. Kor was responsible for developing and overseeing strategic international relations with security agencies worldwide.
As the Head of the ISA’s Overseas Security Department, Mr. Kor was responsible for overseeing the security of aviation, embassies, shipping, installations, and international border points. Mr. Kor led a series of projects in coordination with agencies and partners both in Israel and abroad, managed professional instruction on defense, and headed the ISA Center for Professional Activity.
Today, Mr. Kor is a regular speaker at various international homeland security forums and cyber security conferences. He is a key presenter in the Tel Aviv University Homeland Security Executive Certificate Studies Program. Moreover, he has had the honor of presenting on behalf of the Israeli National Cyber Security Authority at a number of conferences and events.
Having served as a member of the steering committee and as a presenter for CyberTech, one of the biggest cyber security conferences in the world. Mr. Kor has also been invited to lead the cyber session of InnovFest” in Singapore, Asia’s largest conference of this kind.
Mr. Kor holds a B.Sc. in Physics, M.Sc. in Applied Physics from Tel Aviv University, and Executive Master of Business Administration from Tel Aviv University. Mr. Kor is a graduate of the Business Executive Leadership Program, University of California, Irvine (UCI), United States. He is fluent in English and Hebrew.
Yuval Makovsky
Yuval Makovsky, Managing Director Israel, joined ASERO Worldwide after nine years of service in the security division of Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport.
In his last position Mr. Makovsky served as the airport’s security screening unit manager. As the unit manager, Mr. Makovsky was responsible for developing and integrating new security procedures into the Security Screening Unit’s operations. Mr. Makovsky was also responsible for the unit’s personnel training and level of preparedness.
Apart from these responsibilities, Mr. Makovsky was also a member of the project team that planned and led the implementation of the security measures in Ben Gurion Airport’s Terminal 3 (the new main international flights terminal). Mr. Makovsky served as the team’s security questioning, luggage screening and passenger screening expert.
Mr. Makovsky’s previous position with Ben Gurion Airport included serving as a security duty manager. In this capacity, Mr. Makovsky was responsible for commanding a force of several hundreds of security personnel, including screeners, profilers and zone supervisors, who conduct the security screening of all the passengers and luggage that pass through the airport. Mr. Makovsky’s responsibilities in this position also included training new security zone supervisors.
Mr. Makovsky has extensive knowledge in the following fields: Explosives Detection Systems, Explosives Trace Detection, walk through and hand held metal detectors, access control systems and security preparedness systems.
Prior to joining Ben Gurion Airport’s security division, Mr. Makovsky served in the Israeli Army’s Bomb Disposal Unit and is a certified bomb disposal technician. Mr. Makovsky holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Tel-Aviv and a Master of Business Administration from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
Doron Bergerbest-Eilon is a globally recognized authority in homeland security, aviation security, critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and geopolitical risks, with over four decades of senior leadership experience spanning Israel’s public sector and international advisory roles.
He served as Director of Protection and Security for the State of Israel, appointed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, holding a rank equivalent to Major General and Israel’s most senior national counterterrorism and security official. In this capacity, he held executive responsibility for the protection of Israeli dignitaries; international and domestic border crossings; civil aviation (including foreign carriers operating in Israel); maritime assets; ports; and Israeli vessels abroad. He also directed protection for Israel’s Prime Minister, President, senior ministers, and visiting foreign dignitaries, as well as official delegations overseas. His tenure coincided with the Second Intifada, requiring innovative and sustained responses to elevated threats targeting aviation, borders, and national infrastructure.
Widely regarded as a pioneer of Israel’s national cyber defense discipline, Mr. Bergerbest-Eilon led the early integration of cyber risk into national security strategy and infrastructure resilience. He established and oversaw two foundational national authorities: the Authority for the Protection of Classified State Information and the founder of the Authority for Cyber Defense, responsible for safeguarding critical sectors including communication, energy, transportation, healthcare, and water, among others. In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded the U.S. Secret Service Director’s Recognition Award, the organization’s highest commendation.
Following his public service career, Mr. Bergerbest-Eilon founded and serves as Chairman of ASERO Consulting Services Ltd., an international consulting and training firm specializing national resilience and business continuity, advising governments, regulators, and major corporations worldwide.
In parallel, he is a co-founder of Aperio, a cybersecurity and data protection company specializing in operational technology (OT) and critical infrastructure, which completed a Series A investment led by “National Grid”. Since 2006, he has served on the Security Advisory Board of Pictet Asset Management, advising on geopolitical and security risk for large global investment portfolios.
He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore, and serves as Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Palau to Israel.
Mr. Bergerbest-Eilon holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Political Science with a specialization in national security from the University of Haifa, and is a graduate of the Executive MBA program at Tel Aviv University.
