Malcolm Reid appointed to the Global Board of ASIS International

Caribbean-born security expert in key global leadership role

Alexandria,
VA, (February 5, 2020) - Managing Director of Brison, Malcolm B.
Reid, CPP has been appointed to the Global Board of Directors of ASIS
International.

ASIS
International has seated its first-ever Global Board of Directors.
Creating history in 2020 as one of the first directors selected
through the new governance process is Malcolm B. Reid, CPP. The
selection of the new global board is a major step in the
association’s sixty-five (65) year history and a significant
transition to a new global governance structure that will allow ASIS
to better serve its tens of thousands of members at the local,
regional, and global levels.

Reid brings significant experience to the board through prior appointments on the USA National chapter Board of the Business Continuity Institute as well as memberships on the boards of 501(c)(3) organizations such as the Families of the Wounded Fund and Mega Mentors.

Reid
is also a member of the Information Technology Advisory Council of
Virginia State University and previously served on the Board of
Directors of the Podium Foundation. He is currently the Managing
Director of Brison LLC, a risk, crisis, and security advisory firm
operating in Virginia. He has conducted numerous enterprise security
risk assessments, critical infrastructure assessments, business
impact analyses and fraud risk assessments for global clients to
include a national-level risk assessment of one of the top ten
largest exporters of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the world.

Reid
is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point
with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management and is the first
Trinidadian-born graduate of the Academy.

He
also earned a Master of Arts degree (Cum Laude) in Business and
Organizational Security Management from Webster University, an MBA
from the Henley Business School, University of Reading in the United
Kingdom, and a Master of Science (Cum Laude) in Information Assurance
from Norwich University. Reid is also one of a handful of
practitioners globally to hold the top professional certifications in
the disciplines of Security Management, Business Continuity and Fraud
Prevention simultaneously.

He
continues to be invited to speak at several global conferences and
major industry events. After receiving his appointment Reid was
quoted as saying “I am thankful for the opportunity to serve our
34,000 members globally and advance the best practices of the
Security profession.”

About
Brison

Brison
offers Risk, Crisis, and Security Management Training and Advisory
services to a global

array
of clients. In addition to helping international companies develop
their Business Continuity, Cybersecurity and Risk Management
programs, Brison also helps to build capacity in these
security-related fields through a robust training offering that
includes in-person and eLearning courses. Our tagline of “Handling
Risk Intelligently” encapsulates how we approach complex problems
in a changing world.