James Rothstein

James Rothstein is chair of the Security Industry Association board of Directors and is Operating Partner of Lee Equity Partners, a New York-based middle-market private equity firm.

Rothstein is a 30-year executive in the security industry, and most recently led Wesco/Anixter’s $2B+ Global Security and Fire Business as Senior Vice President, Global Security Solutions. Prior to Anixter, Mr. Rothstein was Executive Vice President and Principal at Tri-Ed Distribution, which he acquired from TYCO in 2004 with former Honeywell colleagues. During a ten-year period, Tri-Ed grew six-fold, becoming the largest independent security products distributor in North America through a combination of acquisitions and strong organic growth. Tri-Ed was acquired by Anixter in 2006. Mr. Rothstein began his career with the Pittway Corporation and Honeywell in Sales and Marketing roles, including VP of Marketing for ADI.

Mr. Rothstein holds a BS in Economics from Colgate University. He has served as a member of the SIA Board of Directors since 2019.