September 25, 2018
Second time that Parent is recognized for leadership and innovation by Washingtonian
WASHINGTON D.C., — LiveSafe, the technology company that helps organizations reduce operational risk by enabling them to prevent serious safety and security incidents using early warning insights from their people, today announced that President and CEO Carolyn Parent has been named to the 2018 Washingtonian Tech Titan list. The list recognizes leaders in the DC-area technology industry for their achievements and highlights the “most important and innovative people in Washington’s digital economy.”
“It’s an honor to be recognized for the hard work our team has put forth over the past year to help spur a ‘prevention movement’ across the country aimed at increasing safety and mitigating risk,” said LiveSafe President and CEO Carolyn Parent. “There is a tremendous amount of tech talent and innovators calling the DC-area home and it’s wonderful to be recognized among such an inspirational group.”
LiveSafe helps institutions – including colleges and universities, sports teams, arenas, concerts, and the nation’s largest corporations and federal agencies – mitigate risks based on actionable community-sourced safety and security intelligence. Major leaders and public safety and security experts are supporters of the LiveSafe mission including former Homeland Security Secretary Governor Tom Ridge, former NYC Police Commissioners Bill Bratton and Ray Kelly, and former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. LiveSafe currently has more than 300 customers across the United States.
U.S. companies spend more than $300 billion annually on legal fees, investigations and lost wages stemming from incidents of workplace violence, theft, injury and misconduct. The LiveSafe platform provides simple, easy-to-use, and secure communications channels between people and safety officials, allowing critical information to reach authorities before a crisis or emergency can develop. This early warning is key to preventing incidents of all kinds.
This is the second time that Carolyn Parent has been recognized by the Washingtonian as a Tech Titan, highlighting LiveSafe’s game-changing approach and successful platform deployment across the country to help prevent security incidents before they occur.