Steve Van Till to Receive the Security Industry Association’s 2019 Lippert Award
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected Steve Van Till — co-founder, president and CEO of Brivo — as the 2019 recipient of the George R. Lippert Memorial Award, an honor presented annually to a distinguished individual for long-term, selfless service to the security industry and to SIA. Van Till will receive the award during SIA Honors Night on Wednesday, Nov. 20, in New York City.
Van Till — a former SIA Board of Directors and SIA Executive Committee member — serves as chairman of the SIA Standards Committee, which develops, promotes and advocates security industry standards in a coordinated effort with other standards and specification writing bodies. In this role, he has been instrumental in the road map for the SIA standards program, as the industry has undergone digital transformation, including identifying and introducing the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) access control communications standard to SIA Standards. In 2017, he was recognized with SIA’s Jay Hauhn Excellence in Partnerships Award for his commitment to fostering industry collaboration and for advocating for advancements in the industry. A prominent thought leader and speaker, Van Till has regularly contributed to SIA Technology Insights and the SIA blog; participated as a Securing New Ground and SIA Education@ISC conference speaker; served as an advisor for SIA’s annual Security Megatrends report; supported SIA’s RISE community for young security professionals; and served as a liaison between SIA and the International Security Management Association.