Regina Lombardo currently serves as the Chief Security Officer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, known to many as simply “The MET.” Its Fifth avenue address places it within the renowned Museum Mile.

 Born in New York City and raised by Italian immigrant family, Lombardo often visited the MET during her childhood, taking in the Great Hall and visiting the galleries filled with arts and artifacts representing world civilization. Her favorite “thinking spot” was the famous MET steps where she often sat contemplating her future, though she never imagined her journey would swing her back full-circle to NYC and the beloved MET!”

Lombardo is not only responsible for the safety and security of the iconic buildings along Fifth Avenue, but also The MET Cloisters. Her team of 550 security professionals ensures the security and safety of The MET’s devoted staff, its collections and its 7 million visitors a year.  Her incredibly challenging mission is the safe execution of major events hosted at the MET, to include the most famous “MET Gala,” co-hosted by Vogue Magazine and the White House Presidential event hosting all the world leaders attending the UN General Assembly.  Her passion is establishing more effective policies and efficient operational protocols for security operations. Her vision for the MET Security team is to become “the global leader” in museum security and protective services. 

Lombardo is the former Acting Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).  She began her career as a Special Agent in the Miami Field Office and held positions in at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New York City Office, and the Special Agent in Charge of the Tampa,  Florida Field Office before taking the helm in Washington , DC .  In 2018, she became the first women to lead the premiere federal law enforcement agency when United States Attorney General William Barr of the U.S. Department of Justice nominated her for the top leadership role, the greatest honor of her life.

Skilled in organizational discipline, oversight and accountability, and risk mitigation, her goal was to lead the women and men of ATF, despite the challenges and adversity she faced with a mission as critical as enforcing the federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, as well as regulating the firearms industry.

It wasn’t long before she was truly tested. During the 2020 civil unrest, while navigating the agency through the Covid-19 global pandemic, she led the largest operational deployment in ATF’s history. Lombardo attributes her “Heart and Sword” leadership philosophy for her success during this time of extreme crisis, a style of leading with compassion and capability and authenticity.

 Lombardo earned a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and criminal law with a minor in education and teaching from the University of South Florida. She is a member of numerous professional organizations to include: Women in Federal Law Enforcement, the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, the ATF Retired Foundation, The International Associations of Chiefs of Police, Major City Chiefs, and the Smithsonian Executive Board for Cultural Properties.

Eduardo Jany is the Chief Security Officer – SVP Global Safety and Security for a major global media organization providing security and safety management and leadership for more than ten subsidiary organizations. He is also a respected security and safety consultant and has led award winning units in physical security, protective operations, travel, crisis management and event security efforts covering more than 25,000 people at over 190 offices worldwide through innovative strategies and processes. Eduardo has a special passion and drive for events and has planned and led in numerous security and dignitary protection operations for major events including the FIFA World Cup, Olympic Games, the Boston Pops 4th of July Spectacular, political conventions and well known summits and conferences.

Eduardo retired from law enforcement as a Captain after more than 25 years of police service in Florida, Minnesota and Washington State. He held command and supervisory assignments in patrol, SWAT, canine, narcotics and mounted units. He also retired as a Colonel from the United States Marine Corps having served 33 years of combined active and reserve duty in Anti-Terrorism, Investigations, Reconnaissance, Special Operations and Infantry assignments as well as prior service in the U.S. Army Special Forces.

He received a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin Platteville and attended the University of Minnesota for undergraduate studies. He was a Senior Executive Fellow at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and completed the Kennedy School National and International Security Senior Executive Program, the National Defense University Reserve Components National Security Program, and is a graduate of the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the FBI DSEA and Graduate Academy. He is the Chairman emeritus of the Overseas Security Advisory Council Latin America CIC, the USVI Public Safety Support Foundation and is a member of the Boards of the FDR Four Freedoms Park and the Citizen’s Crime Commission of NYC.
Eduardo is active in several philanthropic organizations including American Corporate Partners, Theater of War and others.

A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Eduardo immigrated with his family to the United States in 1968, was naturalized a U.S. Citizen and speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish. In his spare time he enjoys family time, weight training, triathlon, motorcycling, and fixed and rotary wing aviation.

Andy Hazelnis is currently the Global Security Operations Manager of Wiz, a cloud-security startup based in New York City. A Catskills native, Andy has spent the last decade working in the world of corporate security, beginning his career with Marriott International before spending time as an embedded intelligence analyst at Meta through Sibylline Ltd, and most recently as the Manager for Physical Risk, Intelligence, Investigations, and Executive Security at Expedia Group. Having spent his career living in Washington, DC and Seattle, he recently moved back to his home state with his fiancé, Emily. Andy’s hobbies include traveling around the globe to new destinations, spending time with family, and supporting Manchester United no matter how many times they let him down.

Greg leads the Global Intelligence Analysis division within NBC’s Global Security Operations and prepares the latest threat assessments for NBCUniversal’s different businesses operating in hostile environments around the world, including Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.  Prior to his role at NBC, Greg worked at various political risk and consulting firms advising multinational companies on the security risks in Latin America.

In May 2017 I reach 20 years working in the security industry, 18 of those recruiting within the corporate security & resilience field. I have placed candidates in senior level and niche roles across 40+ countries and 5 continents in a wide range of industry sectors including oil & gas, mining, pharmaceutical, tobacco, FMCG, food, engineering, technology, telecoms and financial services. In 2013 I joined Barclay Simpson, the world leader in Corporate Governance recruitment, to develop their global corporate security recruitment function. Our consultants, based in offices in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and New York work with clients throughout the globe and we place permanent and interim positions within internal and IT audit, risk, security & resilience, compliance, legal, and treasury across all economic sectors. Alongside my work at Barclay Simpson I launched Intelligent Access International in January 2017, connecting CSOs to proven security service providers internationally to save time and money. Why pay for a consultancy to fly halfway around the world, or pay a large mark-up when the project is sub-contracted anyway, when you can utilise a reliable local firm who can fulfil your requirements? Whether it be site security surveys in Turkey, executive protection services in Cote D’Ivoire, threat intelligence in Saudi Arabia, brand protection support in Malaysia, security training in Mexico, crisis management support in Russia or forensic investigations in Ghana; IAI are here to help you identify the best resource for you to use in a specific country.

Lisa Kaplan founded Alethea in 2019 to help customers navigate the new digital reality and protect against online risks stemming from disinformation, misinformation, and social media manipulation. Under Kaplan’s leadership, the Alethea team has built the scalable technologies and solutions to detect threats to market capitalization and shareholder value, customer bases, physical safety, business operations, and brand and reputation. This includes exposing foreign, domestic extremist, and for-profit disinformation networks that have targeted organizations, institutions, and Fortune 1000 companies.

Kaplan has briefed US, NATO, EU, and G-7 policymakers and officials on disinformation. She writes for Brookings and Lawfare, and is frequently sought out by top-tier media outlets, such as The New York Times, Bloomberg, CNN, and the Washington Post. Alethea was named one of the hottest cybersecurity startups to watch in 2023 by Fortune and Business Insider. She was named by the Forbes Technology Council as one of the Cyber Security Founders to watch in 2025; to Inc.’s 2024 Female Founders List for innovative entrepreneurs; PRWeek’s 2023 40 Under 40 list for rising stars in strategic and crisis communications; and the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list of top entrepreneurs and leaders. Kaplan is a graduate of Colby College.

As Head of Global Intelligence & Security Programs, Ned oversees all aspects of security for Transocean, a world leader in ultra-deep water and harsh environment offshore drilling. Closely supporting senior leadership, Ned is tasked with proactively mitigating geopolitical and security risks to operations worldwide. Prior to Transocean, as Geopolitical Risk Manager at American Airlines, Ned designed and implemented the geopolitical risk and security intelligence program. Ned has also served in a variety of leadership positions within the US State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).

Ned previously worked at Royal Dutch Shell, the Inter-American Development Bank, the US Congress, and Morgan Stanley. Ned received his B.A. in Political Science from McGill University in Montreal and his M.A. in International Affairs from American University in Washington, DC. He also studied at the Universidad de Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain. His graduate coursework focused on European energy security and Islamic extremist terrorism in Europe. He is fluent in Spanish and proficient in French.

Melissa Newberg, Seerist’s Head of Intelligence, brings over 15 years of experience in public policy and intelligence analysis. She is passionate about integrating security and risk management strategies with broader business objectives, working closely across teams to address complex challenges. Before joining Seerist, Melissa held senior leadership roles at Meta, including Global Protective Intelligence Manager, where she developed proactive security solutions tailored to a rapidly evolving threat landscape. Her experience also includes influential roles with the U.S. House of Representatives and as United States Air Force civilian at the Pentagon and in Europe, where she further refined her expertise in intelligence and security. Melissa holds a BA in International Relations from SUNY New Paltz and an MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Manchester.

After 25 years’ service as an officer in the Royal Marines, Mark made the transition into Corporate Security in 2006. He has been the Director of Global Security at Smiths Group, Cadbury, Philip Morris International and PwC before taking up their present position as Group Security Director at CRH.

Specialties: Security of People, property, information and reputation. All levels of investigation (including fraud and corruption), risk assessment and mitigation, contingency planning, crisis management, business intelligence and business continuity.

An award-winning risk and innovation leader, Robert has an Officer background in the Royal Navy prior to establishing a career within the Risk & Security industry supporting FTSE 50 organisations with Risk Strategy development, GSOC solution development and implementation, and more recently (2023) the creation of an award-winning Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance platform for a global insurance company based in Asia.