Richard S. Post, PhD., CPP is a Former Partner at Brand Protection Associates, LLC. The company specialized in protecting high tech intellectual property and supply chain integrity. Originally headquartered in Hong Kong, the company relocated to Phoenix in 1997 but maintained offices in ten Asian countries. It was sold to Ernst & Young in 2008. Before this, Rich was Managing Director of Kroll Associates in Hong Kong and previously Director of Human Resources and Corporate Security for Primerica and Director of Security and Political Risk for the BF Goodrich Company. He was Chairman of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin, served with the U.S. Army and as a career clandestine services officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. He attended Michigan State University and received a B.S. and a M.S. degree; completed the Executive Development Program at Cornell University and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rich served as a Chapter Chairman for two Chapters of The American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). He was a member of the Professional Certification Board, and an ASIS National Vice President and Director. More recently he was President of the Arizona Chapter of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) He is the author of 12 security textbooks and numerous articles. He also completed two business books for the Economist: Strategic Design for Asia Pacific Business and Cost Effective Operations for Asia Pacific Business. He co-authored (with his wife Penelope) Global Brand Integrity Management published by McGraw-Hill. In retirement Rich and Penny have traveled extensively and together write a travel blog, Travelswithrichandpenny.com, when on the road. He is working on his third Chinese espionage novel, The Manila Deception.

Penelope N. Post (Penny) was a partner in Brand Protection Associates, LLC and Post and Post LLC, - both consulting companies that provide brand and supply chain support to major corporations. She has worked extensively in channel management for high tech companies and established a gray market tracking database for corporate clients to use in decision-making and program management. Brand Protection Associates, LLC was sold to Ernst & Young in 2008. She served as the Executive Director of Vietnam Business Association of Hong Kong Ltd, from 1992-1995, a private, professional membership association of leading Hong Kong and multinational corporations investing in Vietnam. She was a Principal in Post Consulting, until Kroll Associates acquired the company in 1986. She served as the Managing Director, Administration and Personnel, Kroll Associates (Asia) Hong Kong from 1987-1992. Penny attended Michigan State University and received a B.S. Degree in International Affairs. Continuing her studies, she also attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison and Illinois State University. She studied Cantonese at the Yale in Asia Language Institute at Chinese University, Hong Kong. As the key organizer of Vietnam Festival in Hong Kong (1994), she played a pivotal role for the first International business and cultural forum for Vietnamese Government officials and artists. She has also been instrumental in organizing other business seminars in the US. During the past 5 years she has worked with Pomchies LLC., her daughter’s accessory wholesale business. She is responsible for organizing and managing the factory in Vietnam and oversees all production and supply chain for a multi-million dollar a year business.