Certified Protection Professional
Don Taussig is a security and risk management executive whose career spans military service, law enforcement, federal government, and private-sector security leadership.
He began his career in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps and retired as a First Sergeant after 23 years of active duty, including service in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. While stationed in Los Angeles, he also served as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. After leaving the Army, he served briefly as a police officer in Lakeland, Florida, before entering federal service.
Over 15 years in the federal government, Don held positions with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Disaster Response Team and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, where he managed physical security upgrade projects at U.S. embassies and consulates. He later served as Director of Security for the Executive Office of the President and then as Chief Security Officer for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, where he led the agency’s security and critical infrastructure protection program until retiring from federal service in 2011.
In the private sector, Don served as Senior Director of Global Security at Land O’Lakes, Inc. and Chief Security Officer at Metro One Security Management. He currently serves as private Family Office Security Executive, directing integrated security, executive protection, and enterprise risk management programs for a private principal and family with global interests. He is responsible for their safety, privacy, and continuity of operations.
Don holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Maryland and an Associate’s Degree in Law Enforcement from Central Texas College. He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Board Certified in Security Management.
