Avril Eklund's career spans various roles in the security industry, beginning as a Police Officer in Pennsylvania, where she excelled in undercover narcotics investigations. Eklund's unassuming appearance helped her succeed in undercover work, leading to her recruitment by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Earning a master's degree in intelligence analysis while working, she transitioned to the private sector with WeWork as Director of Global Security Operations. Her success continued at GitHub, where she established the company's first physical security program, addressing multiple security needs effectively.
"I got really good at buying drugs," she says with a laugh. "So I was recruited by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, Bureau of Narcotics and spent the last 10 years of my law enforcement career there."
"It came in handy when they needed somebody to buy drugs, because I don't look like a cop, and I don't act like a cop, and nobody ever thought I was one so I was really successful at undercover work," she says.
"The hours of narcotics work are kind of crazy and I wanted something more stable," she says and the private sector beckoned.
Eklund took her first leap from government to the private sector with WeWork - a global workplace provider - as Director of Global Security Operations, Investigations, and Threat Management, where she helped build the company's global security team.
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