About Speaker

Jedidiah Abrams, CPP, CFI, is a security expert at Walmart, Inc. He supports overall non-retail safety and security posture through risk assessments, customized solutions to address risks, physical security technology implementation, and leadership through critical incidents. His career has included highly sensitive international details and large scale events. He has led security planning for complex security issues, including events, reductions in force, renovations, and new-build security design. He currently leads a team that supports business operations support across more than 4.5 million square feet of office space (plus an airport, data centers, and a museum) and provides security services to over 200 corporate and supply chain locations across the United States. Working alongside the team at Walmart, Jedidiah supports local communities during disaster activations as part of the Global Emergency Management function within Walmart’s Global Security Operations Center. Jedidiah encourages industry collaboration to enhance safety and security. Formerly a detective assigned to a special victims unit in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he currently volunteers as the reserve Sergeant at the Bentonville Police Department in Bentonville, Arkansas.