Jack is a well-recognized for his passionate advocacy for information security, and has committed himself to leading IT and risk management initiatives within government, financial and manufacturing sectors. Jack offers nearly 20 years of experience complemented with experience instructing and mentoring. Jack has earned recognition as one of the “People Who Made a Difference in Security 2013” by the SANS Institute and received the CSO50 award for connecting security initiatives to business value. He holds an Executive MBA from Baldwin-Wallace University and a bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University and is an adviser for Baldwin-Wallace’s State winner Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) team.