Matt Deane is Vice President within Global Corporate Services at Blackstone, providing support for physical security for Blackstone’s facilities, employees and assets, business continuity, crisis management, duty of care, and executive protection for all offices globally. Before joining Blackstone, he held the position of Director of Security Systems and Business Continuity for the New York Yankees. He was part of the team that completed the move to the new Yankee Stadium in 2009 and co-led the effort for the New York Yankees security program to receive U.S. DHS SAFETY Act certification in 2012 (and renewal in 2017). Before joining the Yankees, he held the position of Director of Homeland Security Standards at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). He holds the CPP certification from ASIS International, CBCP certification from DRI International, PMP certification from the Project Management Institute Matt joined the BNET Board in 2014.