Linkin Profile About NAMED BY THOMSON REUTERS AS A “TOP 50 SOCIAL INFLUENCER IN RISK, COMPLIANCE.” NAMED BY IFSEC “#2 GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY INFLUENCER. NAMED TOP 5 EXECUTIVE TO WATCH IN CYBERSECURITY, TOP LEADER AND INFLUENCER IN "WHO'S WHO IN CYBERSECURITY“ BY ONALYTICA, TOP CYBERSECURITY EXPERT BY THINKERS360, TWO-TIME PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE. CORPORATE EXECUTIVE ROLES; GENERAL DYNAMICS, XEROX, SRA, RAPISCAN. THOUGHT LEADER, INFLUENCER, BRAND AMBASSADOR. 71k LINKEDIN FOLLOWERS, 15k TWITTER, 5k FACEBOOK. *Named Top Person To Follow on Tech by LinkedIn. Thought Leader, Influencer, Brand Ambassador. *Adjunct Faculty at Georgetown University. Former Adjunct Faculty Johns Hopkins * Marketing, Government Relations, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Corporate Growth Strategist *Named Top 5 Cybersecurity Executive to Watch by Executive Mosaic * Blogger and event speaker for AT&T, IBM, Blackberry/Cylance, Xerox, General Dynamics, Tripwire, others *Received Presidential Appointments for Executive Service by two U.S. Presidents *Helped "stand up" Office of Legislative at DHS. Served as first Director of Legislative Affairs at the DHS Science & Technology Directorate *Served as Senior Legislative Staff (foreign affairs, security, tech) to Senator Arlen Specter, U.S. Senate *Named Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year and Top Cybersecurity SME to Follow * Contributor to FORBES on Technology and Cybersecurity topics * Former Technology Partner Advisor at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation * EC-Council Global Advisory Board * MIT Technology Review Advisory Panelist * Cyber Start Up Observatory Hall of Fame * Program Chair Quantum Security Alliance * Judge Homeland Security Awards * Advisory Boards (Cybersecurity, Emerging Technology, Risk Management) * Project Management, and Marketing Certifications * Former Auxiliary Police Officer * Former competitive powerlifter THOUGHT LEADER, INFLUENCER, TECHNOLOGY EVANGELIST; Featured Writer/Speaker/Blogger: homeland security, cyber security, CBRNE, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), science & technology, public/private partnerships, Risk Management, blockchain, innovation. Published in FORBES, Huffington Post, InformationWeek, MIT Sloan Blog, Computerworld, Federal Times, NextGov, Government Security News, Cygnus Security Media, Homeland Security Today (Visiting Editor), The Hill, Biometric Update, Bizcatalyst360, IT Security Planet, Christian Science Monitor. Published 180 + articles * * Co-leader of two top Homeland Security Groups on LinkedIn. Run 15 other business, tech LI groups