Mr. Stephen Levine currently serves as the CEO of Tarian’s commercial security division, leading all aspects of the company’s growth and success story. Mr. Levine has spent the last thirty-two years serving in various executive leadership roles within the security industry.

In 1991 Mr. Levine launched Allied Protection Service, a company focused on providing best-in-class armed and unarmed security guard services in Florida.

In 2007, Mr. Levine sold Allied Protection Service to Miami-based private equity investors, Trivest Partners. Allied Protection Service became the platform company for Trivest’s Allegiance Security Group, LLC. Mr. Levine initially served as a regional vice president for Allegiance Security Group, and subsequently was named CEO in 2012. Mr. Levine facilitated the sale of Allegiance Security Group to Universal Protection Services in April 2013. In April 2015, Mr. Levine was hired by LaSalle Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, to be the CEO of United American Security, LLC.

At UAS, Mr. Levine facilitated a rapid revenue and profit growth strategy and was instrumental in the sale of the company to GardaWorld in March 2018. Mr. Levine was retained by GardaWorld after the transaction as their Vice Chairman of US Security Services, a role he performed until late 2019.
Mr. Levine lives in Ft. Myers, FL.