Faculty Directory

John is a senior-level CISO and enterprise risk manager with 20+ years of experience in security and risk management. He has successfully managed companywide security operations in Fortune 100 financial services, technology and aerospace companies, and is a certified security professional (CISSP and CISM) with dual master's degrees (most recently an MBA). 

George is currently Head of Trust at MongDB and was formerly Sumo Logic's Chief Security Officer & SVP of IT. George Gerchow brings over 20 years of information technology and systems management expertise to the application of IT processes and disciplines. His background includes the security, compliance, and cloud computing disciplines. Mr. Gerchow has years of practical experience in building agile security, compliance and, IT teams in rapid development organizations. These insights make him a highly regarded speaker, and invited panelist on topics including, cloud secure architecture design, compliance and operational security including a TedX talk.

George has been on the bleeding edge of public cloud security, privacy and modernizing IT systems since being a co-founder of the VMware Center for Policy & Compliance. He is a Faculty Member for IANS  - Institute of Applied Network Security  and sits on several industry advisory boards. Mr. Gerchow is also a known philanthropist and CEO of a nonprofit corporation, XFoundation.

Dennis is the Founder and CEO of Vector9 Consultants, a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) that provides strategic cybersecurity guidance for critical infrastructure entities at greatest risk. Previous to this, he was the VP/CISO for the two largest energy/utility companies in the U.S. (Duke Energy and Exelon Corporation). Prior to these two CISO roles, he served as the Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In 2005, Dennis retired from the USAF, where he held key leadership positions in national-priority programs in cybersecurity, information warfare, and satellite communications.

Jason is a Principal Security Consultant and CIO at Secure Ideas, a boutique information security consultancy that focuses on penetration testing and training, where he leverages his software design, architecture, and security testing experience. He is also the author of many extensions for Burp Suite and is a contributor to several other projects including SamuraiWTF, MobiSec, and Laudanum.

Ian Glazer is the founder and president of Weave Identity. Prior to founding Weave, Ian was the SVP for Identity Product Management, at Salesforce. Earlier in his career, Ian was a research VP and agenda manager on the Identity and Privacy Strategies team at Gartner. He is a Board Emeritus and the cofounder of IDPro, the professional association for digital identity management. Ian is also a Board of Directors member and cofounder of the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation, focusing on removing financial barriers to participation in the digital identity industry. He is a noted blogger, speaker, and photographer.

J. Wolfgang Goerlich is a CISO in the public sector. Prior to this role, he led IT and IT security in the healthcare, financial services, and tech verticals. Wolfgang has held senior positions at several consulting firms, leading security advisory and assessment practices. He is a strong presence in the security community, contributing to the establishment and organization of multiple groups and events. Wolfgang focuses on strategy, governance, identity and access management, and resilience.

Martin Gomberg, CISSP, CIPP/E, is a.k.a., The Privacy CIO, founder of Cyberite LLC,  The Digital Risk Alliance, and author of CISO Redefined: Protecting Business. Martin is a global advisor and frequent speaker on leadership, security, privacy and business resilience. He has spent over forty years in technical operations, as Vice President of Technical Strategies for a major bank, Senior Vice president and CIO of a global media network, SVP and Global Director of Security, Governance, Privacy, and Business protection, as an IANS Faculty member, and Senior Privacy Consultant for TrustArc. Martin is a former Vice Chair of a U.S. State Department Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Industry Working Group and Founding Member of the CIO Executive Council.

Dr. Thomas Graham, Ph.D., serves as the VP and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Redspin, a top cybersecurity, and privacy consulting firm, the first authorized C3PAO, and one of the first organizations to conduct a DIBCAC High assessment under the Joint Surveillance Program. Dr. Graham is the architect of Redspin becoming the first authorized C3PAO, performing numerous Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment Program (JSVAP) assessments, speaking on CMMC and NIST requirements, and Chairing the MIS Advisory Board at East Carolina University.


He is responsible for all internal security items for Redspin and its affiliates. Before Redspin, he served as the CISO for CynergisTek, a publicly traded company, supporting numerous Hospitals and Medical Facilities. He also as supported varous branches of the DoD to include being an ISSO for DISA.