I am a retired Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk Management to the National Risk Management Center, which is a division of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Among other projects, I spearheaded the establishment of the first National Critical Functions Risk Register to help senior government leaders prioritize and coordinate risk management objectives across the entire government ecosystem.

Prior to joining the National Risk Management Center, I served as the CEO of Threat Sketch, a data and analytics firm specializing in solutions for large scale cyber risk management problems. I completed my graduate studies in information security at East Carolina University and I am certified in risk and information systems control by ISACA. I am the author of Cybersecurity: A Business Solution, a definitive guide to managing cyber risk in small organizations. Additional career accolades include representing the interests of small organizations before Congress and through participation in key Homeland Security events. I was also a founding member of the ICT Supply Chain Task Force Executive Council. I served as the first chairman of the North Carolina Center for Cybersecurity and sat on advisory boards for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Forsyth Technology Community College and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.