Donald Hill: Securing Special Events and High-Risk Areas
Security for Visa Inc. involves traditional physical security, staffing Global Security Operation Centers (GSOC), internal investigations, global travel security, risk management, intelligence and handling security for special events that Visa sponsors. “Particularly we have three marquee events,” says Donald Hill, Vice President and Head of Global Security and Safety. “We have the Super Bowl, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics.”
The Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were forefront on Hill’s mind at the time of this interview. “We have 800 staff going there with 3,000 guests, and we’re responsible from the time they are in the country until they return home,” says Hill. “You think you’re ready to go, but there’s certainly that question mark with all of the external factors that you don’t control. Fortunately, our team is experienced at working these events.”