Cosmo Perrone Director of Security, Port of Long Beach speaking on Threats of Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Port and the City of Long Beach.
Cosmo Perrone, with more than three decades in the security field, is the Port of Long Beach’s Director of Security since April, 2005. He was previously the Executive Director of Cosmo Perrone and Associates of Long Beach, a security, fire and emergency management consulting firm formed in 2003.
Among its assignments, his company developed a Homeland Security compliance plan for a firm located at the Port of Long Beach. Prior to that, he served for 23 years in Long Beach with aircraft manufacturer Boeing and McDonnell Douglas including 19 years as Director of Security and Fire Services. He was Boeing’s Southern California executive coordinator for all Homeland Security issues. He is engaged in legislative and regulatory policy development for maritime security through membership in the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee, California Maritime Security Council, Port Security Caucus, which he co-chairs, and numerous academic advisory committees. He has been a member of the City of Long Beach’s Public Safety Advisory Commission, U.S. State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council, and the American Society for Industrial Security.
Security magazine named him one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry for 2007.