Biographical Info

A proven security leader with over 19 years of experience in the Information Security domain (21 years of overall IT experience) that includes roles at multiple global fortune 500 companies, as well as public sector experience with the US Department of Defense. His background has included technical experience, strategy and architecture focused roles, cyber and threat experience, and various leadership roles focused on building highly performing teams to drive the strategy and direction for Information Security while partnering with his customers to enable key business objectives. Gary has a track record of developing security and risk management programs built to evolve with changing business needs and evolving threats. Areas of Experience: -Security Strategy & Program Development -Risk Management & Assessment -Experience with PCI, HIPAA, and Privacy programs -Business Continuity Management & Disaster Recovery -Cyber Threat & Intelligence Programs -Employee Engagement & Awareness -People Leadership and Development -Executive & Board Level Interactions -Data Security & Governance -Identity & Access Management -Security Architecture -Audit, Compliance, & Sarbanes-Oxley -Cloud & Application Security -Product Security Programs Also serves as an advisor to several cyber security startups, sits on multiple Executive Advisory Boards for Cybersecurity companies, and is a frequent speaker at industry events.