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Richard Woolford CSyP FSyI

Occupation:
• City of London Corporation – Strategic Director of Security and
Counter Terrorism Advisor.
• English Football Association – Crowd Security Adviser.

Security, Board Director and Other Relevant Experience:
• Richard served within the Metropolitan and City of London Police.
Retired 2017 as Commander Operations, with strategic lead for
Counter Terrorism, Security and Operations.
• Strategic Director Security and Counter Terrorism Advisor, reports directly to the Chief
Executive and City Strategic Security Board. He works closely with Central and Local
Governments.
• Strategic lead for high-profile security operations, vulnerability assessments and mitigation
across the City of London Corporation.
• He advises Football teams, Stadia and Police across Europe on crowd safety and security
• In addition to suppoting organisations including: Cross-Sector Safety & Security
Communications (CSSC), the City of London Crime Prevention Association (CoLCPA), the
Global Terrorist Information Network (TINYg) and the City Security Council.

Date of Joining the Institute: 2015

Previous Security Institute Involvement:
He has been a Director for the last three years, sits on both Audit and Ethics Committees.
Active in engagement and profiling the Institute across multiple sectors. He was a panel judge
on this years OSPA’s, and is a member of the Interview Accessors Panel for Chartered Security
Professionals.

Richard has attended conferences and social events since joining, introducing many new
colleagues to the Institute.

Areas of Interest in the Institute:
• Development of new membership, especially supporting the next generation of security
professionals.
• Protective Security and grey space, especially co-ordination, Local Authorities and stakeholder
engagement
• Professionalising Accreditation and quality assurance on who can, and quality of advice given
across vulnerability assessments
• Leadership within the Security Sector.
• Strategic development
• Standards development
• Raising the profile of the Institute, both domestically and on the international stage

Personal Comment:
I am committed to support the continual development of this outstanding Institute, its members
and future members. I passionately believe in supporting the future generations and promoting
the UK security as an exemplar of professionalism across the Globe. This is something I did with
UK policing and am doing so now in other roles.

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