Mr. Mattice is President and founder of the National Economic Security Grid (NESG). The NESG is a non-partisan grassroots-based non-profit initiative that is a resource to metropolitan area public and private sector entities and is dedicated to educating public and private sector enterprises relative to the broad range of risks, threats and hazards they face.
He is also Managing Director of Mattice & Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in conducting enterprise risk assessments, implementing IP and brand protection measures and establishing broad-based risk intelligence programs. Mr. Mattice has a strong track record as a senior executive for three major U.S. based global corporations (Northrop Corporation, Whirlpool Corporation and Boston Scientific) and one mid-cap company (Wescom, Inc.) in dramatically different business sectors. His experience base traverses the defense & intelligence, electronics, life sciences, consumer products and service industries.
Mr. Mattice has been certified as an Expert Witness at both the Federal and State Court levels. He is also board certified in the disciplines of risk and information system controls. Mr. Mattice is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Intellectual Property Law Institute (NIPLI) in Washington, D.C., where he remains Chairman Emeritus and counselor to the President of the Institute. Mr. Mattice also served as an industry advisor to the U.S. Intelligence Communities National Counterintelligence Center and as a member of the U.S. State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council.
He was one of eleven industry representatives appointed to a joint government and industry task force established by Presidential Directive under President George H.W. Bush’s administration, focused at developing a new National Industrial Security Program (NISP) to replace the myriad of duplicative government security regulations. Mr. Mattice was recognized for his efforts as one of the principal architects of the NISP by way of a special joint commendation signed by the three Cabinet Officials who led the Presidential Task Force - Secretary Cheney of Defense, Director Kerr of Central Intelligence and Secretary Watkins of Energy.
Mr. Mattice was selected by Security Magazine as one of the “Most Influential People in Security for 2009”. He was designated in 2007 by Security Technology & Design magazine as one of the “Top 10 Movers and Shakers” in the Security Industry. He also was honored by CSO Magazine when they presented him with their 2007 Compass Award for his visionary leadership in the security field. He is a charter member of the Board of Directors for the International NGO Safety and Security Association, and was elected to three terms on the Board of Directors for the International Security Management Association (ISMA). Mr. Mattice also co-chairs the newly established Private Sector Liaison Committee within the Major County Sheriff’s Association.
Mr. Mattice was awarded a Senior Fellowship in 2010 at George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute. He also participates on HSPI’s Counterterrorism and Intelligence Task Force. He served on the Advisory Board for the Graduate and Undergraduate level Leadership and Management Program in Security (LaMPS) at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. His education in business disciplines has been enhanced through executive development programs from The Center for Creative Leadership, University of Michigan’s School of Business, Harvard Business School and Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. The focus of his undergraduate work at California State University – Long Beach was in Security Administration.