Fred Gordy, National Practice Lead – Building Cybersecurity at Michael Baker International, received the 2024 Thought Leadership Award from CRE Insight Journal.  Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management. Fred is a smart building industry expert and thought leader with 23 years of experience in secure control system development and implementation for Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States and abroad.  He is also one of the first in the smart building industry to address the inherent risk that control system technology poses.  

Fred has written and contributed to more than 100 articles on building control cybersecurity with industry magazines and the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and Healthcare publications. His articles have been featured internationally. In addition to publishing articles, for almost a decade Fred has led control system cybersecurity educational programs and has been a passionate speaker and teacher on building control cybersecurity.  

In recent years, Fred has developed cybersecurity assessment methodologies and tools based on The International Society of Automation (ISA) 62443 and cybersecurity and infrastructure security control systems. He currently serves as a technical advisor for Building Cyber Security, a non-profit focused on promoting the adoption of technology, processes, and training to reduce cyber risk. Additionally, Fred is a technical advisor for ISA and UL/TIA SPIRE Smart Building Assessment. He is a CS2AI Senior Fellow and recently began collaborating with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on the Critical Infrastructure Commercial Facility Sector. 

Fred has collaborated with CRE Insight Journal extensively, providing thought leadership for resources on topics such as Dealing with Remote Attacks in Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and You: Frameworks for CRE Webinar, Cybersecurity and CRE: Building Cybersecurity Framework Showcase, and CRE and Cybersecurity: Preparing for the Future. Additionally, his “Breaking Down Building System Threats and Cybersecurity for CRE” series gives real-world examples of incidents regarding cybersecurity. This series includes 92 Days to Recover, Connectivity Lost to Over 100 Buildings, and Scans and Printers. Furthermore, Fred contributed to the 2022 CRE Insight Journal Proptech and Cybersecurity Guide, which equipped real estate industry professionals with resources needed to effectively lead their organizations and properties into the future. 

“Fred’s extensive thought leadership shared through CRE Insight Journal has equipped real estate professionals with the knowledge and resources they need to enhance cybersecurity for the properties and people they,” said Gabriel Eckert, FASAE, CAE, Editor-in-Chief of CRE Insight Journal. “Beyond his contributions to CRE Insight Journal, Fred’s thought leadership on an international scale is making a tremendously positive difference on the real estate industry across the globe.”  

Commercial Real Estate Insight Journal is the leading, on-demand resource for real estate professionals. It features a rapidly growing collection of real estate industry insight recorded in articles, webinars, publications, and videos. The CRE Insight Journal Excellence Awards program recognizes excellence in companies, people and properties in the CRE industry. 

Announcing Applications for the 2024 10 to Watch Program! CRE Insight Journal 10 to Watch, sponsored by Rubbermaid Commercial, recognizes the real estate industry’s top early career professionals. The awards program tells the stories of how emerging professionals are shaping the real estate industry through a variety of career pathways. 

Applications close on September 25, 2024, and winners will be announced in November of 2024. Will you apply? Learn more at https://creinsightjournal.com/ten-to-watch/. 

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