Vinson Lively

Vice President of Business Development

Vinson Lively, Watermark’s Vice President of Business Development, has over 25 years of experience in executive leadership and management. He’s accomplished in business development and capture management strategies, and specializes in intelligence programs, counterintelligence, and complex security program services and engineering. He has broad expertise in executive management, customer relations, operational management and security disciplines. He has particular experience in technical aspects of security integration and development of new national security programs, including special access, joint and highly compartmented programs. He has won more than $1.5B in new and recompete business during the last 20 years.

Working with Watermark

Risk Management

It can be challenging to see the “big risk picture.” We can help. We provide asset identification; threat vulnerability and risk assessments; strategic planning; security system specification; and security force design.

Training and Education

Training, education and follow up are the most effective way to drive change. We design and deliver training and education programs that make a measurable difference.

Organizational Optimization

Need to drive more efficiency in your processes? Grow your business? Transition a new contract? Increase your margins?

Government Services

Watermark has been providing subject matter expertise and program support across federal, state and local governments since our very first year.

After acquiring deep, hands-on experience in antiterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, physical security strategies, and risk management, Matt went on to develop executive government and business leadership and management skills that enable him to formulate strategy for Watermark’s clients.

Matt retired as a Colonel after serving 22 years in the U.S. Air Force. His military assignments included assignments as the senior U.S. government security official responsible for security oversight of our nation’s nuclear weapons program and as the senior security officer for the US Air Force Special Operations Command.

After retiring, Matt created and grew the integrated security consulting service division at a Fortune 500 company; within 3 years it was yielding >125% annual growth. He left that position to become VP/Chief Security Officer at Brinks Inc., one of the world’s largest risk-management companies. After establishing Watermark, he served for two years as Chairman of the Board and CEO of one of the largest security services companies in the U.S. At Watermark, he is responsible for overall business strategy, growth, and customer satisfaction.