Garrett Petraia

Garrett Petraia is a three-time Fortune 500 chief security officer (CSO) with multi-sector corporate experience across oil and gas, retail, and manufacturing. He is currently the Chief Security Officer and Vice President, Global Security, Enterprise Risk, and Global Legal Operations at Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world's largest brand-name apparel companies. Garrett was previously chief security officer for Starbucks and Yum! Brands, and a senior-level leader with BP. Garrett’s public sector career spanned 14 years with the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) and U.S Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations- (HSI), including overseas assignments as a regional security officer in Brussels, Belgrade, Beirut, and Kuwait City, and domestic assignments as assistant special agent in charge of the U.S. Secretary of State’s Protective Detail and to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in New York. In addition to his work at LS&Co., Garrett serves on the advisory board for Girl Security, a leading national nonprofit focused on empowering girls and young women to pursue careers in national security, and he is studying for a doctorate in organizational leadership through Louisiana State University.