Signature Event: Digital Transformation & Security Technology Symposium at Minnesota’s Allianz Field

Rich is a respected leader cultivating public-private relationships, strategic planning and promising practices. Rich brings 36 years of public safety experience to clients across the country, including organizational leadership, agency management, national law enforcement best practices, crime reduction strategies, public policy advocacy, corporate security and expert testimony.

Rich served as Sheriff of Hennepin County, Minnesota, a large, urban metro county comprised of the City of Minneapolis and surrounding areas. He went on to serve in national leadership positions and was a senior law enforcement advisor to the Director of National Intelligence, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He has previously served as Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Public Safety and Director of Homeland Security for the State of Minnesota. Rich served as an elected official in the Minnesota State House of Representatives as a Legislator. He began his career with the Minneapolis Police Department where he rose to the rank of Captain. Rich serves as a Senior Advisor for CSA.

Joe Young joined Convergint as Vice President of Digital Transformation in 2022 with 18 years of experience across the industry, including 4 years IT MSP experience. Most recently, he led innovation and product management for a global security organization. In his role at Convergint, Joe leads his team in their mission to guide customers through the journey of digital transformation, with a focus on research, maintaining strategic alliances, and collaborative partner ecosystem management. By embracing a connected world where technology is radically changing business and everyday lives, Joe enables organizations to adapt and become digital leaders in their industries.

Dan Murphy is a highly accomplished security, investigations, and law enforcement professional with an outstanding 35+ year career. He is a seasoned leader, author, educator, and sought-after speaker and subject matter expert on various topics including workplace violence prevention and response program development, global security, international travel safety and security, physical security, executive protection, and financial fraud investigative techniques. He is currently serving as Principal Consultant to 360 Security Services in Minneapolis, MN.

Dan Murphy is a retired Detective-Sergeant from the New York City Police Department where he served for twenty years. His accomplishments there include 16 years as either a Detective or Detective-Sergeant serving in units such as the Narcotics Division, the Organized Crime Investigation Division, the Major Case Squad, the Bronx Gang Investigations Squad, and ultimately the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), after 9-11. His areas of expertise included Federal RICO investigations of violent gangs, kidnapping, human trafficking, bank robbery, and counterterrorism.

Dan was a first responder to the terror attacks of both February 26, 1993, and September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center. He has also performed undercover work in Southeast Asia while working in a task force with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. After leaving the NYPD Dan worked for The Bank of New York as a Financial Crimes and Fraud Investigator, targeting possible terrorist financing schemes. Dan is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a Certified Financial Crimes Investigator (CFCI).

Jeremy Baumann is an executive and entrepreneur with more than twenty-five years of industry experience; focused on creating and executing world-class security programs that enhance the bottom line. Jeremy has a proven track record of establishing a strategic vision across people, processes, and technology, communicating effectively to stakeholders, and executing relentlessly to success.

Jeremy graduated from DeVry University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems focused on Database Management. He has spent 12 years in the physical security industry–all with Convergint. Jeremy started in the field and has implemented hundreds of systems, some with over 1000 cameras and card readers. He then spent 10 years as an Account Executive supporting some of Convergint’s largest and most complex Healthcare enterprise clients. Jeremy joined Convergint’s Digital Transformation team in 2022 and is responsible for helping companies navigate the technology evolution taking place in the security industry. Jeremy has a special focus in Cloud Native Technologies, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Vision.