Andrew T. Bassett, CPP, PSP, PCI

Andy Bassett is the Head of Global Travel Risk Management and Special Events Security at Airbnb. He has more than 30+ years of combined operational and security experience in the military, private security, news media, NGOs, and tech sector. He is currently responsible for providing high-level strategic and tactical oversight for all Airbnb special events. As part of this role, he serves as the main safety and security lead for major product launch events and external Special Events with Airbnb employees and executives. He oversees the development and management of all safety and security Special Event policies, plans, and operational requirements to support Airbnb’s partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Andy also manages the enterprise-wide Global Travel Risk Management (GTRM) program where he orchestrates a holistic risk management approach to managing all travel-related security considerations that go into a GTRM program. 

Prior to Airbnb, Andy served as the Global Director of Safety and Security at Winrock International where he was responsible for Global Security and Risk Management of 125 projects in 63 countries. During his time at Winrock, he deployed to Pakistan, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, Jordan, Liberia, Egypt, and Libya, where he conducted numerous risk assessments and security trainings on USAID government funded projects. Prior to Winrock, Andy worked in Iraq, Kuwait, and Jordan as a Media Safety Consultant for more than five years. He was responsible for the country-wide management of operations as well as business risk analysis and contingency planning.

Andy launched his career in the British Army where he served for more than 12 years in the airborne reconnaissance unit. Andy is a Board-Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI), and Physical Security Professional (PSP) with the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) International. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Security Management from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.