Ace Esmeralda

Augustus Caesar Esmeralda is a security, risk management, and crisis leader with over three decades of command, operational, and consulting experience. He's the President and Managing Director of Ace And Associates Risk Management, Inc., and the Editor-in-Chief of SecurityMatters Magazine. A former Philippine Army officer and graduate of Philippine Military Academy (Makatao Class of 1989), Esmeralda previously served as the Regional Director of Security and Safety for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts covering Asia Pacific Middle East and China. Esmeralda holds two master’s degrees from the Asian Institute of Management—a Master of Management and an Executive Master in Disaster Risk and Crisis Management. He served for nine years as the Assistant Regional Vice President for ASIS International (Region 33). He's a Board-Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Certified Anti-Terrorism Specialist (CATS), and International Crime Prevention Specialist (ICPS), alongside elite hospitality security certifications (CLSO, CLSS, CGSP-Gold) from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute.