Chad Callaghan

Biography

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Chad Callaghan is the Principal for Premises Liability Experts, LLC, a litigation support and security consulting company. He previously served as Vice-President of Global Safety & Security - Americas for Marriott International, having responsibility for the safety and security for all Marriott businesses and brands in the U.S., Latin America and the Carribean.  He has been in the loss prevention profession for 37 years, and with Marriott International for 35 years.

Mr. Callaghan is a member of the CSO Roundtable and a past co-chair of the Commission on Guidelines for ASIS International.

He currently serves as the Security Consultant to the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Mr. Callaghan also serves on the Board of Directors for ASIS International and is a past chairman of the American Hotel & Lodging Association Loss Prevention Committee.  Additionally, he served on the Security Planning Councils for the Atlanta and Salt Lake  Olympic Games.

Mr. Callaghan has been a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) since 1984, a Certified Lodging Security Director (CLSD) since 1999, and attained the Certified Security Consultant (CSC) designation in 2006.  In 2001, Mr. Callaghan received the Raymond C. Ellis Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Hospitality Industry and, in 2002, received the Presidential Award of Merit, both from ASIS International.  In 2007, he was recognized as one of the “Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry” bySecurity Magazine.  In 2008, Mr. Callaghan was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from Hospitality Lawyer.com.

Mr. Callaghan has authored several articles on safety and security in the lodging industry and contributed to the reference book Security Business Practices.  Additionally, he currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for Corporate Security and Hospitality Law publications.  He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Houston, Cornell University, Georgia State University and Delaware State University.

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Callaghan received a BA degree in Communications from the University of South Florida in 1974 and did graduate work at Georgia State University.  He has a wife and two sons and resides in Gaithersburg, Maryland

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