Charleston, SC (February 17, 2025) — Tony Deering, Founder and CEO of R2P Innovations, has been named one of Charleston Business’s 50 Most Influential People for 2025, recognizing his leadership of R2P Innovations and steadfast commitment to saving lives by making the world’s most advanced bulletproof classroom doors.
Founded and headquartered in the Greater Charleston area, R2P Innovations is deeply rooted within the community it serves and was born out of the Charleston defense industrial base. For the past several decades, the people of this community, many of whom have been led by Mr. Deering at other defense manufacturing firms have been critical to protecting servicemembers. That personal connection and deep sense of commitment fuels R2P’s current mission to save lives.
“Charleston isn’t just where we do business,” said Tony Deering, Founder and CEO of R2P Innovations. “At R2P, this is our home. Our team lives here. Our families are here. Our children attend local schools. That’s why protecting students in the Lowcountry with our life-saving technology is at the heart of our work.”
Presented by Charleston Business Magazine, the Charleston Business 50 Most Influential Awards celebrate leaders whose work creates meaningful impact across the Lowcountry. Under Deering’s leadership, R2P Innovations continues to support the Charleston economy while remaining focused on its urgent mission: Saving Children’s Lives.
About R2P Innovations
R2P Innovations is a Charleston-based company dedicated to protecting lives through expertly designed and manufactured bulletproof classroom doors. R2P Innovations makes the only bulletproof classroom door in the world engineered to withstand multiple rounds of assault rifle fire, remain lightweight enough for a five-year-old to operate, that blends seamlessly into the classroom environment. The R2P Team has decades of experience protecting our men and women in uniform with advanced armoring technologies. In fact, R2P doors were sole source awarded to protect senior politicians within the United States Federal Government. Our children deserve that same level of protection.
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