Ross
McLeod was a tenured professor of sociology at the
University of Regina, specializing in the sociology of knowledge
before entering the security industry. The firm he founded in
1982, INTELLIGARDE® would come to redefine the limits, roles,
responsibilities and mandates of the private security industry.
An innovator, Ross introduced
new concepts and tools to the industry like high authority uniforms,
external body armour, batons, fully dressed patrol cruisers
and routine use of arrests.
Ross
is very active in forming industry associations such
as the Association of Professional Security Agencies
(A.P.S.A) and the International Association of Crime
Prevention Through Environmental Design practitioners
(C.P.T.E.D.). He is a past Chair of the Toronto Chapter
of ASIS International, the industry’s largest
professional association.
Ross
is president of Intelligarde®,
which is headquartered in Toronto’s Port area.
