By Claire Meyer
Published September 1, 2015
Every year, Security magazine honors top security executives and leaders who positively impact the security industry, their organization, their colleagues and peers, as well as the national and global security landscape. They have been nominated by their colleagues and associates, and were chosen based upon their leadership qualities and the overall positive impact that their security projects, programs or departments have had upon their shareholders, organizations, colleagues and the general public.
This year’s Most Influential is organized by five categories: Corporate Security Executives, Government, Education, NGOs and Cybersecurity. We also have two Special Recognition recipients.
Congratulations to the Class of 2015 Most Influential People in Security!
Our special thanks goes to Lynn Mattice and Jerry Brennan, who were our project partners and who provided subject matter expertise and research.
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Michael J. Hershman
President and CEO, The Fairfax Group, Co-Founder of Transparency International
Michael Hershman is an internationally recognized expert on matters relating to transparency, accountability, governance, litigation and security. Founded in 1983, the Fairfax Group has participated in some of the most prominent disputes around the world for the last 28 years, providing litigation support, digital forensics and security measures, crisis monitoring and response, and advice to corporate boards, executives and governments in the midst of contentious situations. Hershman himself has been appointed as the independent compliance advisor to the board of directors of Siemens AG, and as a Member of the Independent Governance Committee for international soccer association FIFA. He began his career as a special agent with U.S. Military Intelligence, and later served as a senior staff investigator for the Senate Watergate Committee. He was also a chief investigator for a joint Presidential and Congressional commission, reviewing state and federal laws on wiretapping and electronic surveillance. In 1993, along with Peter Eigen, Hershman co-founded Transparency International, the largest independent, not-for-profit coalition promoting transparency and accountability in business and in government.