Michael King

Michael King has over 33 years of expertise in security management as Associate Vice President at Guidepost Solutions. Widely recognized as a strategic visionary and technology solutions architect, he excels in governance and ethics, stakeholder engagement, and cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset as a program solutions leader. His leadership has consistently driven success across multidisciplinary teams and complex, large-scale projects.

Mr. King specializes in physical security design, technical implementation, and project management. In prior consulting roles, he provided subject-matter expertise in developing procurement documentation, design, and secure communications strategies for integrated security systems—including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, blast protection, and screening technologies. He has led the planning, design, and deployment of these systems across diverse environments such as federal courthouses, data centers, SCIFs, tactical operations centers, and critical government infrastructure. His work also includes technical design reviews of architectural and engineering drawings to embed layered security directly into facility plans.

Mr. King’s credentials include ASIS International’s Certified Protection Professional (CPP®), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI®), and Physical Security Professional (PSP®) designations, as well as ISACA’s Certified Information Security Manager (CISM®) certification. He is an active contributor to the industry, currently serving as a director on the ASIS International Professional Certification Board and as a member of the Energy Security Council and ISACA.

MICHAEL KING CPP, PCI, PSP, CISM
Vice Chairman, ASIS International Professional Certification Board
Associate Vice President, Guidepost Solutions