Don Young, Chief Executive Officer, Everon, has been a highly regarded figure in the security andlife safety business for nearly four decades, joining the industry in 1988 after serving four years inthe United States Air Force as a Computer Programmer Analyst. His wide-ranging career includesC-suite and executive-level leadership roles for some of the most trusted …

Susan Weinstein serves as Vice President of KEYTH® Security Systems, a privately owned customalarm installation company established in 1975. She joined KEYTH® Security in 1986, beginning inan administrative role and steadily advancing through positions in product development, sales, andgeneral management before assuming her current executive responsibilities. In her role as VicePresident, Susan oversees the company’s …

Harry is a Shareholder in the New York office of Buchanan, where he serves as co-leader of the firm’sCybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group. Harry supports clients of every size with privacy,AI governance, and cybersecurity issues, ranging from addressing regulatory compliance and techtransactions to responsible AI governance and autonomous machine learning. Before going intoprivate practice, …

Brent Uhl is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Alarm, one of the nation’s largestindependently owned security companies. Since taking the helm in November 2020, Brent has leda comprehensive transformation of the 90 year old organization, applying data driven strategies,customer focused innovation, and a unifying people first culture that has reshaped the company’sperformance …

Alexandra Thompson is the President and VP of Sales and Marketing of Alarm New England. Aftergraduating from Lehigh University in 2005 Alexandra spent 3 years selling for Sonitrol New England.She left to pursue sales at tech firms in Boston spending time at Forrester Research and HubSpot. In2015, Alexandra and her father collaborated to replicate what …

Spencer Rogers is a Partner at Barnes Associates and is based in Jupiter, Florida. Spencer directsthe firm’s Benchmarking and Research and Consulting activities, working with multiple industryassociations to orient their reporting and data toward a standardized approach to measuringperformance. Spencer also has extensive involvement in the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions activities.He has over 30 years …

Daniel Oppenheim is the CEO of Affiliated Monitoring, one of the largest and most innovative providersof professional monitoring to the Security, Fire, Video, Health and IoT industries in North America. Fromworld-class redundant monitoring centers in Texas and New Jersey, Affiliated’s monitoring servicesand software tools power the growth engines of thousands of companies. Daniel currently serves …

Rob Jones is a Shareholder in the Fort Lauderdale office of Buchanan, where he serves as co-leader ofthe firm’s Security Alarm, Fire and Medical Alert practice group. Rob has been a corporate lawyer forover 25 years, the last 20 of which have been devoted primarily to representing clients in the securityalarm industry. Rob takes the …

Mark Gronowski is a Partner at Barnes Associates and is based in Orlando, Florida. Mark directs thefirm’s Mergers and Acquisitions activities. The firm has been involved in over 285 security alarmacquisitions, with an aggregate transaction value in excess of $30 billion. In addition, Mark hasextensive involvement in the firm’s Research and Consulting activities where Barnes …

Gretchen Gordon, President of Braveheart Sales Performance, is a frequent and top-rated speakerat conferences and events including DMP Executive Roundtables, ESX, ESA Leadership Summit, ISCEast and West, and various state security and fire industry association events. She is the author of thebest-selling book, The Happy Sales Manager which was an Amazon #1 New Release, and …