George Platsis

George Platsis sits on the board of directors of the National Defense Foundation (Washington, DC), concurrently, serving as the director of the research center, and was formally a Fellow at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation (Washington, DC), where he specifically focused on the intersecting issues of: security and economy. 

 

In addition to his SRI Professional responsibilities as Chief Administrative Officer, he advises organizations of emerging threats, risk identification and prevention measures. George is also the principal director of Universal Relations Corporation, an organization that focuses on increased trade between Canada and international partners. Simultaneously, he serves as a Program Director for the Centre of Excellence in Security, Resilience and Intelligence Management at the Schulich Executive Education Centre at York University, where he is responsible for program development, design, and instruction.  Previously, he has also served a course instructor in York’s Disaster & Emergency Management program, a part of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

 

George holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, a Master of Business Administration, both from the Schulich School of Business (York University), a Master of Arts in Disaster & Emergency Management (York University), a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Policy (University of Maryland University College), and a Master of Laws in Constitutional Law from Osgoode Hall Law School (York University).  In 2014, he was invited into the oldest all-discipline scholastic Honor Society in the United States, Phi Kappa Phi, and is a lifetime member.

 

In terms of executive education, George is a Fellow of the National Security Management Course from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Syracuse University), a graduate of the Canadian Security Studies Programme from Canadian Forces College (Toronto, Ontario) and has completed the Senior Executives in National and International Security program and the Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology program, both from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

 

George has been a registered mentor with the Canadian Institute of Health Research (Government of Canada), holds memberships with multiple emergency management and risk reduction associations, and has been certified by Toronto EMS as an Emergency First Responder, in addition to other first-response training and professional business continuity certifications. He has been asked to testify before Parliamentary Committees of the Government of Canada on multiple occasions and, in 2013, was awarded the Deloitte Cybersecurity Award in Washington, DC.

 

Also, he has been recognized by the Government of Canada for outstanding service and contribution as a volunteer.  He leads an annual trip the United Nations Headquarters (New York City, NY), as part of a delegation for youth leadership development that promotes the 8 UN Millennium Development Goals.  He has also been appointed as an official United Nations Delegate, representing an ECOSOC NGO organization (in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations and with membership of over 6,000 persons worldwide) at the NGO Committee for the Status of Women-NY, for a three-year term, beginning in 2014.