Drew Neckar is a Principal Consultant at COSECURE. He has over 20 years of experience in security management across various industries including healthcare, education, property management, and entertainment.
Drew holds a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in international business. He is also board certified as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by ASIS International, a Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator (CHPA) by the International Association of Healthcare Security & Safety, a CPTED Practitioner by the American Crime Prevention Institute, and is a graduate of both the Virginia State Police’s Drug Diversion Investigator program and Gavin de Becker’s Threat Assessment and Management Academy.
He is also recognized as an expert in the security industry, furthering professionalism in the field of corporate security by actively participating in numerous professional organizations, including serving as the Vice Chair for ASIS International’s School Safety and Security and Healthcare Security Councils and as President of IAHSS’ Upper Midwest Chapter. He has also been involved in developing several ANSI National Standards, written articles for professional journals and a chapter in IAHSS’ Basic Training Manual for Healthcare Security Officers 6th Edition, and presented at regional and national conferences.
Certifications:
- Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by ASIS International
- Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator (CHPA) by the International Association of Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS)
- Certified in Safety Management (CSM) by American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
- CPTED Professional Designation (CPD) by the National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP)
- Certified CPTED Specialist by the American Crime Prevention Institute (ACPI)
- Certified Civil Rights Investigator by the Association of Title IX Investigators (ATIXA)
- Certified Threat Manager (CMT) by the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP)
Associations:
- ASIS International
- North American Board of Directors, Membership Committee (2024 – present)
- Professional Standards Board (2024 – present)
- School Security Standard Development Committee, Co-chair (2023 – present)
- School Safety & Security Council – Vice Chair (2019-2021), Chair (2022 – 2023)
- Healthcare Security Council – Member (2010-15, 2019-2020), Vice Chair (2015)
- CSO Center – Member (2017-19)
- Critical Infrastructure Working Group – Member (2015)
- Risk Assessment American National Standard Development Committee – Member (2013-15)
- ASIS/NFPA Joint Active Shooter Best Practices Development Initiative – Member (2015-17)
- ANSI/ASIS PSC.1 Standard Review Committee – Member (2016-2017)
- International Association of Healthcare Safety and Security (IAHSS)
- Council on Guidelines (2024 – present)
- Vice Chair – Upper Midwest Chapter (2013, 2014)
- Security Executive Council / IAHSS Metrics Development Workgroup – Member (2011-12)
- IAHSS/ASIS Joint Best Practices Development Workgroup – Member (2014 – 15)
- International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC)
- Board of Directors – Member at Large (2022-2024)
- Education Committee – Member (2021-present)
- Security Industry Association (SIA)
- Education & Training Committee (2021-2024)
- National Association of Healthcare Security (NAHS) (United Kingdom specific)
- US State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)
- American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)
- American Society for Healthcare Engineering (AHSE)
- American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
- American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
- InfraGard National Security Alliance
- International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)
