Scott Hightower is President of Verified Security, a company based in Atlanta specializing in providing managed physical security services for its customer base. He works closely with his team to deliver physical security and life safety solutions to a variety of commercial customers in the healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and office verticals. These solutions include hosted video management systems, cloud-based card access control systems, and remote-managed intrusion detection and fire alarm systems. Hightower launched Verified Security in March, 2007. Prior to his current role, Hightower was employed by Cox Communications, Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Loyola University in New Orleans and a M.B.A. from Emory University.