About
Drew Neckar MBA, CPP, CHPA is a board-certified security management professional who over his 20+ year career has managed safety and security programs for companies operating in the healthcare, higher education, financial services, and nightclub industries.
In 2014 Drew founded Security Advisors Consulting Group, a full-service security consulting firm that provided strategic advice on improvement of security and violence prevention programs to companies throughout the United States and internationally. In 2024 Security Advisors Consulting Group joined COSECURE Enterprise Risk Solutions, an ancillary business of the law firm Cozen O'Connor, with Drew Neckar assuming the role of COSECURE's Principal Consultant where he continues to consult and provide advice to organizations on how to improve their security and violence prevention programs.
Drew and security programs he has managed have been recognized with awards including:
Mayo Clinic Health Systems' Security Department was awarded the “Program of Distinction” award from the International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) while under Drew's leadership.
Mayo Clinic Health Systems' Security Department was named to Security Magazine’s “Security 500” as one of the top Security programs while under Drew's leadership.
Finalist for Campus Safety Magazine’s “Campus Safety Director of the Year”.
Security Director News’ “20 under 40 - up and comers in the security industry”.
Crisis Prevention Institute’s list of “twelve people who did great work for the common good” for work on violence prevention in healthcare.
One of the Top 100 “most often quoted voices in hospital security” as published in Forbes Magazine.