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My Security Journey: Kathy Lavinder, Founder and Executive Director of SI Placement
Kathy Lavinder, the Founder and Executive Director of SI Placement, shares more about her work with The Security Foundation (TSF), the career achievements she’s most…
Driving More Diversity into Recruitment for the Security Industry
The importance of security and the role it plays in our lives today has greatly evolved. What we do to help protect people and data…
Introducing the Security Coalition for Equitable Advancement: Driving DEI Progress in Security
In recent years, there has been more urgency to prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the security industry to help diversify the workforce and…
My Security Journey: Kelly Johnstone, Retired Chief Security Officer and Vice President at The Coca-Cola Company
Kelly Johnstone, retired Chief Security Officer and Vice President at The Coca-Cola Company, has an impressive security career spanning over three decades. Her journey began…
LEON PANETTA, FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, TO KEYNOTE 2024 TSF DINNER
The Security Foundation is thrilled to announce that Leon E. Panetta, former Secretary of Defense, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and renowned leader…
TSF DEI Summit: DEI’s Essential Role in Creating Resilience in the Security Sector
As technology and digital spaces pervade our lives and work, diversity is more important than ever. Particularly in the security sector, diversity has become essential…
DEI Spotlight: Girl Security
The security profession, public and private, is slowly changing from mostly male and white to a more diverse reflection of the communities it serves. At…
Carly Coaty, TSF Director of Programs, Earns Cornell University DEI Certification
Carly Coaty, Director of Programs for The Security Foundation (TSF), recently completed Cornell University’s DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) certification. This four-course, online program includes…
My Security Journey: Karen Frank, Managing Director and Head of Firm Security Services, KPMG
Karen Frank’s path to her current role as Managing Director and Head of Firm Security Services at KPMG is lined with nearly 25 years of opportunities,…
DEI Spotlight: International Organization of Black Security Executives
The Security Foundation is proud to feature organizations within the security profession making a difference in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) awareness, recruitment and retention…
My Security Journey: Bobby Louissaint, Head of Technical Partnership Engagement, Meta
Bobby Louissaint is a noted thought leader in how security can better harness technical solution delivery. Today, he’s helping to lead Meta’s technical strategies for…
Dave Komendat Becomes TSF Board President
On January 1, 2024, Dave Komendat became President of The Security Foundation. A TSF Board member since 2015, Dave is highly respected in the security…
Press Release: The Security Foundation Rebrand
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Achenbach, The Security Foundation Phone: 443-744-0725 [email protected] INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FOUNDATION REBRANDS…
TSF Nonprofit Grant Program 2023 Awardees
The Security Foundation (TSF) is pleased to announce the most recent recipients of TSF’s Nonprofit Grants Program: TSF’s grant supports Hostage US‘s Development office and…
Siobhan Clune Named TSF Associate Executive Director
Siobhan Clune, TSF Director of Development since fall 2021, has been named The Security Foundation’s Associate Executive Director, effective immediately. This new position and well-deserved…
Q&A With Dave Komendat & Rich Davis on TSF, Today & Tomorrow
On January 1, 2024, Dave Komendat became President of The Security Foundation Board of Directors. He succeeds Rich Davis who completed two highly impactful terms…
TSF Board Achieves 50% Diversity
On January 1, 2024, with the new Board of Directors slate for The Security Foundation (TSF), TSF has achieved 50% diversity among its Board members…
Dave Komendat Becomes TSF Board President
On January 1, 2024, Dave Komendat became President of The Security Foundation. A TSF Board member since 2015, Dave is highly respected in the security…
Board of Directors: Welcome and Farewell
The Security Foundation (TSF) Board of Directors is well known across the security community for attracting the industry’s best and brightest leaders. On January 1,…
Rich Davis Honored with George P. Shultz Award
Rich Davis, The Security Foundation (TSF) President for the past six years, is the 2023 recipient of the prestigious George P. Shultz Award for Excellence…
12th Annual TSF Dinner Recap
The 12th Annual TSF Dinner Celebrating the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) on November 15, 2023 lived up to its reputation as one of the…
TSF Funds Two Students for TSF Dinner & OSAC Week
Two Northeastern University (NU) rising graduate students and emerging security leaders attended the 2023 ISF Dinner, the 2023 Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Annual Briefing…
Global Security Pride Evening Reception
The Global Security Pride (GSP), the newest Common Interest Committee (CIC) for the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), held its second event on November 13,…
TSF DEI Journey Map
The Security Foundation (TSF) has been focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as part of its strategic plan. Creating a DEI Journey Map recently…
Jonathan Capehart Selected as TSF Dinner Emcee
We’re delighted to announce that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and MSNBC anchor Jonathan Capehart will serve as Emcee for the 12th Annual ISF Dinner Supporting the…
Sue Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Keynote Speaker for 2023 TSF Dinner
We’re delighted to announce that the Honorable Sue Gordon, 30-Year National Security Leader, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI), will be the keynote…
TSF Announces DEI Effort
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is critical to the security profession. Known for a non-diverse workforce at all levels, several organizations, public and private, are…
Carly Coaty Appointed as TSF’s First Director of Programs
Carly Coaty, an experienced program manager and event planner and former Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Program Manager, joined TSF’s staff on May 15, 2023,…
First-Ever TSF-Sponsored Domestic Security Reception
With the merger of the former Domestic Security Partnership in February 2023, The Security Foundation (TSF) sponsored the Domestic Security Reception following the 2023 Domestic…
2023 OSAC Topical Forum Focuses on Comprehensive Crisis Management
The ISF sponsored OSAC’s return to an in-person Topical Forum on May 9 and 10, 2023 at the U.S. Department of State. The well-attended program,…
Greg Bujac’s Leadership Lessons
Greg Bujac recently retired after 17 years with the U.S. Department of State’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) and 32 years with the U.S. Department…
Domestic Security Partnership Merges with the International Security Foundation
The Board of Directors of the Domestic Security Partnership (DSP) and the International Security Foundation (ISF) approved a merger agreement on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.…
2022 Nonprofit Grant Program Recipients
The Board of Directors of the International Security Foundation (ISF) is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the ISF Grants program for U.S.-based nonprofits…
11th Annual TSF Dinner
On November 16, 2022, The Security Foundation hosted its 11th annual Dinner to celebrate the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). Held at the National Building…
TSF Earns a Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
The Security Foundation (TSF) is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency has earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity…
TSF-Funded OSAC Events Round-Up
This year’s return to in-person OSAC events has been exciting. In January 2022, OSAC Country Chapters and Common Interest Committees (Regional, Sector and Special Interest…
Global Security Pride Committee Launch Co-Sponsored by TSF
During the OSAC Annual Briefing Week, on November 15, 2022, the Global Security Pride Committee (GSPC) held its inaugural event, a High Securti-Tea at the…
Ann Compton to Emcee 2022 TSF Dinner
Broadcasting pioneer Ann Compton will be the emcee for the 11th Annual Security Foundation (TSF) Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at the National Building…
TSF-Funded OSAC Events, Spring 2022
As OSAC returned to in-person events for many of its programs, TSF continued its funding of vital OSAC programming this past spring. Through the generosity…
5 Questions for Tammi Morton: VP & CSO, Raytheon
The data reveals what the private corporate security community sees every day: a glaring disparity in the numbers of women in leadership positions. In 2022,…
LARC SPRING 2022 CONFERENCE
On April 13, 2022, the Latin America Regional Committee (LARC) held its first in-person events since 2019 at the Graham Center at Florida International University…
5 Questions for Buffy Payne, TSF Diversity Committee Chair
In 2021, The Security Foundation (TSF) added a new Board committee: the Diversity Committee. This Committee, chaired by Buffy Payne, head of global security at…
Robert M. Gates Selected as 2022 TSF Dinner Keynote Speaker
The Security Foundation is delighted to announce that Robert M. Gates, the 22nd Secretary of Defense (2006-2011), will be this year’s keynote speaker. Dr. Gates…
2021 TSF Nonprofit Grants Program Supports Hostage US & Diplomatic Security Foundation
The Security Foundation (TSF) is proud to announce the 2021 grant recipients of TSF’s Nonprofit Grants program for U.S.-based nonprofits that serve the global security…
Siobhan Clune Appointed TSF’s First Director of Development
Siobhan Clune, a seasoned development leader with nearly two decades of fundraising experience, joined TSF’s staff on October 4, 2021, as the nonprofit’s first Director…
5 QUESTIONS FOR ELLEN TANNOR, OSAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
5 QUESTIONS FOR ELLEN TANNOR, OSAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Welcome, Ellen Tannor, as OSAC Executive Director! We recently spoke with Ellen about her career in foreign…
TSF 10th Anniversary Speaker: Sec. Madeleine Albright
The Security Foundation (TSF) is thrilled to announce that Secretary Madeleine Albright is TSF’s 10th Anniversary Speaker for TSF’s Virtual Reception on Wednesday, November 17,…
2021 TSF Virtual Reception Keynote Speaker: Sue Gordon
Security expert Susan Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, is the keynote speaker for the 2021 TSF Virtual Reception on November 17, 2021…
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, SECRETARY SHULTZ!
George P. Shultz, the 60th U.S. Secretary of State and the founder of the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), turns 100 on December 13, 2020.…
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