Brian R. Evans was named GEO’s Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Evans joined The GEO Group in 2000 and has over 20 years of business management experience. Since joining the company, Mr. Evans has served in increasingly senior business management positions including as Vice President of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller and was named The GEO Group’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2009. 

During his tenure at The GEO Group, Mr. Evans has been instrumental in successfully executing the company's strategy for three secondary public offerings of equity; the execution of multiple financing transactions; and the successful completion of major business transactions including the acquisitions of Correctional Services Corporation in 2005, CentraCore Properties Trust in 2007, Cornell Companies in 2010, BI Incorporated in 2011, LCS Corrections in 2014 and Community Education Centers in 2017. 

Prior to joining The GEO Group, Mr. Evans worked for Arthur Andersen LLP as a Manager in the Audit and Business Advisory Services Group from 1994 until joining GEO. During his tenure at Arthur Andersen, Mr. Evans supervised the financial statement audits of both public and private companies and city and county governments. From 1990 until 1994, Mr. Evans served as an Officer in the Supply Corps of the United States Navy and was assigned to the USS Monterey in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Evans graduated in 1990 from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. Mr. Evans is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Wayne H. Calabrese was named GEO’s President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2024. Previously, Mr. Calabrese was appointed GEO’s Chief Operating Officer in December 2022. Mr. Calabrese had previously served as GEO’s Senior Vice President of Legal Services since September 2021. Mr. Calabrese also previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Operating Officer of GEO until his retirement in December 2010. Mr. Calabrese originally joined GEO as Vice President of Business Development in 1989 and served in a range of increasingly senior positions. 

Prior to joining GEO, Mr. Calabrese was a partner in the Akron, Ohio law firm of Calabrese, Dobbins and Kepple. He also served as an Assistant City Law Director in Akron, Ohio; an Assistant County Prosecutor and Chief of the County Bureau of Support for Summit County, Ohio; and Legal Counsel and Director of Development for the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority. He received his bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from the University of Akron and his Juris Doctor from the University of Akron Law School. 

Mr. Calabrese brings extensive knowledge and experience to GEO’s Management Team. His legal training and experience, together with his prior service in various GEO leadership positions, makes him uniquely qualified to serve as GEO’s Chief Operating Officer.

Mark J. Suchinski serves as GEO’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he oversees all functions related to business management, financial reporting, and corporate finance at GEO.

Mr. Suchinski has extensive experience in corporate finance, capital markets, financial reporting, business management, manufacturing, and supply chain management. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Spirit AeroSystems. He joined Spirit AeroSystems in 2006 as the Controller for the Aerostructures Segment and subsequently served in increasingly senior positions, including as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis and Corporate Contracts, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, and Vice President of Quality. Prior to joining Spirit AeroSystems, he held the position of Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Home Products International from 2000 to 2006. 

Mr. Suchinski attended DePaul University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

Mr. Negron is GEO's Senior Vice President of Legal Services, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Negron joined GEO in December 2018 and became GEO’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective January 1, 2019. Prior to joining GEO, Mr. Negron has had 30 years of experience in business law and complex corporate and commercial litigation. Mr. Negron has worked for several prestigious Florida law firms throughout his career, most recently in the litigation practice at Akerman LLP. Mr. Negron is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Negron also served in the Florida Legislature for fifteen years, including service as both House and Senate Appropriations Chair, as well as President of the Florida Senate in his final term.

Mr. Negron received his undergraduate degree from Stetson University, his Juris Doctor degree from Emory University School of Law and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University, where he was a Zuckerman Fellow.

James Black has more than 37 years of experience in corrections and currently serves as GEO’s Senior Vice President and President of GEO Secure Services. As President of GEO Secure Services, Mr. Black is responsible for the operation and management of secure correctional facilities and immigration processing centers around the world. He oversees approximately 72,000 beds and over 14,000 employees at 55 diverse facilities across the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. 

Mr. Black began his career in corrections in 1985 as a Correctional Officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). Over the next eight years, he rose through the ranks to the position of Senior Facility Administrator. After joining GEO, he served as Facility Administrator for several GEO-operated facilities in Texas and Florida before becoming Assistant Director of Operations in GEO’s Central Region Office. In 2005, Mr. Black was promoted to Director of Compliance for the Western Region. He later transferred to the position of Director of Operations before being named Vice President of the Western Region Office in 2009, where he was responsible for the operational oversight of 17 facilities and over 17,000 beds. He was later named Vice President of GEO’s Central Region, before being promoted to Senior Vice President in 2021.

Matthew T. Albence is GEO’s Senior Vice President of Client Relations. Since September 2020, Mr. Albence had served as a Principal at GrindStone Strategic Consulting, LLC, a boutique consulting firm providing services in the area of national security, law enforcement, business development, and management and leadership consulting. Prior to that, Mr. Albence had a 26-year career in federal law enforcement. From May 2012 to August 2020, Mr. Albence served in a variety of roles for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, culminating as the Acting Director, where he led an organization of 20,000 professionals in over 400 domestic and international offices, responsible for the enforcement of hundreds of federal statutes.  He also served as Deputy Director, Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations, and Assistant Director for the Enforcement and Removal Operations Enforcement Division. Mr. Albence holds a B.S. in Justice from American University and a M.S. in Administration of Justice from Southern Illinois University.

Don Houston serves as GEO’s Senior Vice President of Health Services, providing operational oversight and supervision of health services for GEO’s Secure Services facilities. 

Mr. Houston has nearly 40 years of experience in corrections and correctional healthcare, serving in leadership positions in both the public and private sectors. He previously served 7 years with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 14 years with 4 different correctional health care firms, and 17 years with The GEO Group. 

During his previous tenure at GEO from 1992 to 2009, Mr. Houston served in increasingly senior operational roles, including as Facility Administrator, Director of Operations, Vice President of Programs, Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Adult Institutions, Vice President of Business Development, Central Regional Vice President, and Senior Regional Vice President. 

Mr. Houston also has extensive experience with correctional healthcare providers, including with WellPath, a previous provider of healthcare services at several GEO Secure Services facilities.

Mr. Houston holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Sam Houston State University. He spent seven years on active duty with the U.S. Army and 10 years in the U.S. Navy reserves.  

Mr. Long joined GEO in 2017 after a distinguished career working for Balfour Beatty Construction for the last 30 years. Mr. Long has developed extensive expertise with commercial and federal government construction as well as engineering projects using design-build and construction management at risk delivery methods for both public and private sector clients, with a combined construction value in excess of $5.0 billion. During his 30-year career at Balfour Beatty Construction, Mr. Long has held positions of Civil Engineer, Project Engineer, Chief Estimator, Assistant Project Manager, Vice President of Preconstruction, Senior Vice President of Business Acquisition, and Senior Vice President & South Florida Business Unit Leader responsible for leading Balfour Beatty’s $600 million annual South Florida business.

With 32 years of construction experience, Mr. Long also finds time for industry service. He is a long-time member and past-chairman of Florida’s largest chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (“ABC”). Additionally, as founding member and past-president of the Society of American Military Engineers (“SAME”) South Florida chapter, Mr. Long accepted multiple accolades at the association’s 2012 National Joint Engineer Training Conference.

Mr. Long received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

Mr. Ryan joined The GEO Group in 2011 and has over 30 years of human resources experience.  Since joining the company, Mr. Ryan has served in increasingly senior human resources positions, including the Director of Employee and Labor Relations, Vice President of Employee and Labor Relations, Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, and was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in 2023.

As Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Mr. Ryan is responsible for the overall strategic direction and execution of human resource initiatives for The GEO Group and its subsidiaries, including policy development, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, employee performance and development, recruitment and retention, employee communications, and Affirmative Action Plan development and compliance.  As CHRO, Mr. Ryan also leads the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.  DEI remains a top business priority, given the fact that more diverse and inclusive companies tend to outperform other employers.

Prior to joining The GEO Group, Mr. Ryan held numerous human resources leadership roles at American Airlines, Florida Power & Light and Southern Wine & Spirits of America.  Mr. Ryan is also actively involved in the community and sits on the Board of Directors of several 501(c3) non-profit organizations serving youth and other residents of Palm Beach County, Florida.

Mr. Ryan holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Community Health Services from the State University of New York, Plattsburgh.