Larry Welty serves as President of DPI Security, which has locations in Portland, Salem and Eugene, Oregon.
During more than ten years with DPI, Larry has shared his law enforcement expertise and helped to expand DPI Security’s variety of offerings. Larry joined DPI in 2009 as a Security Supervisor in Salem. He rose through the ranks to manage its security operations in Salem and Eugene, and in 2015 was promoted to General Manager for security, where he was responsible for overseeing three offices in Oregon and more than $7 million in annual revenue. He was promoted to Vice President and then President in 2020, and is responsible for $14 million in annual revenue.
Larry retired from the Oregon State Police after 26 years of service. He spent the majority of his career in the Criminal Division/Drug Enforcement Section; at the time of his retirement, he was Acting Commander of the Drug Enforcement Section responsible for all operations in the state. During his career, he conducted hundreds of criminal investigations of major narcotics organizations in the United States and Mexico. Larry has completed thousands of hours of training in intelligence gathering and security operations.
