Matt Westphal

Prior to becoming CEO of Bay Alarm Medical, Matt was Co-President and then President of Bay Alarm Company, the largest privately held alarm company in the United States. Matt started his career with Bay Alarm in 1993, completing extensive training in all aspects of the business from installation to sales and management.  In 1998 Matt became Vice President of Operations and eventually became Co-President and then President. In addition to leading the company, Matt was also responsible for sourcing, negotiating and completing over 25 alarm company acquisitions, expanding the Bay Alarm footprint from 7 to 17 branch offices throughout Southern California, Arizona and Washington.  In 2023, Matt and his brother Graham traded their ownership in Bay Alarm Company for the ownership of Balco Properties (a commercial real estate company) and Bay Alarm Medical.

Matt has held many leadership positions within the alarm industry including President of the California Alarm Association (CAA), President of the East Bay Alarm Association and Director of Net One International. In 2016, Matt was honored with the George A. Weinstock lifetime achievement award from the California Alarm Association.  He is currently on the Board of Directors of ADS Security and MAMA (Medial Alert Monitoring Association) and is an Alameda County Honorary Deputy and member of the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Posse.

In addition, Matt was the President of his local baseball league, President of his local high school Booster’s club and on the Board of Directors of the region’s Boy Scout council.

Matt graduated from Southern Methodist University (SMU) and completed the Owner/President Management program at Harvard Business School.  He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and has three adult children. In his spare time, Matt likes to travel, fish, golf, hunt and kite board.