Philip Baum

About

Philip Baum is known as an Aviation Security Specialist and Risk Management Expert, with experience spanning technology, innovation and digital change. As one of the most highly regarded figures in the aviation security industry, Philip Baum has been a champion of profiling passengers and taking a more common sense approach to security screening. He has condemned the “security theatre” and the over-reliance on technology to identify threats. In 1996, he established an aviation security training and consultancy company – Green Light Ltd. He is also the Editor of Aviation Security International, the industry’s trade journal. He acts as a consultant to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and is frequently asked to chair panel discussions and speak at conferences by leading industry associations – including the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).