Skilled Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), with ability to build cyber security programs from the ground up. Voted one of the Top 100 CISO in North America for 2023 “C100”. My passion is taking something and making it better, optimizing, improving, and tuning to extract every bit of performance possible. I lead in areas including cybersecurity, risk management strategies, incident response, penetration testing, security operations, and compliance. An expert in best-in-class cyber security solutions for Fortune 500 firms, multinational organizations and national government entities, I equip leading-edge organizations so they are protected from internal and external security breaches. These solutions position the organizations as role models and industry leaders when it comes to IT security, data privacy, and asset protection.

An accomplished information security executive and trusted business advisor who builds cybersecurity organizations, I conceptualize, articulate, and execute the plan to establish the right security controls that both supports security and advances the strategic needs of the organization. I create strong collaborative relationships with executives and business operations. I break down barriers to solve complex problems, develop vision and strategy by balancing people, processes, and technology, to advocate for risk reduction. Inspires the partnership needed to drive mission-critical organizational change.

My impact on the industry has come in the form of authoring or co-authoring nearly 20 books on cyber security, speaking at conferences, testifying before Congress on best practices in protection of personal information, providing testimony to the State of Missouri legislature, and helping get multiple laws get passed in North Dakota. I have cultivated a reputation for simply explaining complex technical issues to non-technical audiences such as Congressional members, board members, governors, state legislators and the media.