Marene Allison

A barrier-breaking security executive and among the first women to graduate from West Point, she pioneered the integration of physical and cybersecurity leadership at Fortune 500 corporations, setting the model for converged security functions.

Recognizing Those Who Shaped the Security Profession

Legends

The Life Safety Alliance (LSA) Legends Program is honored to announce the Inaugural Class of Life Safety Alliance Legends.

Collectively, these Legends represent the architects, stewards, and standard bearers of the modern security and life safety practice. Their influence spans physical security, cybersecurity, risk management, governance, research, education, intelligence, and the development of professional standards.

The inaugural class also lays the foundation for the program’s future. Designed as an enduring institution rather than a one-time recognition, the Legends Program will continue to identify individuals whose careers demonstrate the same level of transformative and sustained impact.

Top 40 2025

The Life Safety Alliance (LSA) Legends Program is a paramount distinction honoring individuals whose contributions fundamentally shaped the security industry across its full spectrum. This includes global impact within physical security, life safety, investigations, intelligence, business continuity, emergency management, loss prevention, and cybersecurity.

This recognition is reserved for those whose work did not simply advance their discipline but altered the collective direction of the profession. A Life Safety Alliance Legend is someone whose influence redefined how organizations and practitioners conceptualize risk, protection, and resilience. Their legacy is evident in the standards, systems, institutions, and professional norms that continue to guide security and life safety practice long after their involvement ended.

This program exists to preserve and formally recognize those whose impact became part of the profession’s permanent foundation.

Read our Selection and Recognition Details, and FAQ.

2027 Legends Nominations

Nominate a Legend for 2027

Know an individual whose work permanently reshaped the security and life safety profession?

Nominations are accepted annually and require a concise description of the nominee’s defining contribution and their lasting significance. All submissions are reviewed by the Legends Committee and evaluated through the formal selection process.

2027 Legends Nomination Form

Full name of nominee

Nominee’s primary discipline or disciplines most influenced by nominee

In one or two sentences, what singular body of work or idea most clearly defines why this person is a Legend

In no more than 1500 characters (approx. 250 words), describe how your nominee’s influence continues to shape the profession beyond their individual career.

Your summary should illustrate how their work demonstrates enduring influence, ethical integrity, institutional legacy, leadership continuity, and sustained impact. Focus on specific outcomes or lasting programs that reflect these qualities, rather than biographical detail

In 250 characters (approx. 50 words) or less, describe what changed in the profession as a direct result of this individual’s work.

Clearly identify the shift in practice, standards, culture, or professional mindset that occurred because of their influence and which elements of that change remain embedded in the field today

Nominee’s LinkedIn Profile

Your Name

Your Company name

Your Email

Please tell us how many years you have been in the Security industry, as well as any certifications you might hold.