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Mr. Sharpe is a long time (+30 years) Cybersecurity, Privacy and Digital Transformation expert with real-world operational experience. Unlike many people in this space, Mr. Sharpe has real world operational experience and has influenced national policy. He has spent much of his career helping large corporations and government agencies reap the rewards afforded by advances in technology (Digital Transformation) while mitigating cyber threats. This provides him a pragmatic understanding of the delicate balance between Cybersecurity, Operational Effectiveness, and Business realities. He began his career at NSA moving into the Management Consulting ranks building practices at Booz Allen and KPMG. He subsequently co-founded two firms with successful exits. He has participated in over 20 M&A transactions. He has delivered to clients in over 20 countries on 6 continents. Mr. Sharpe holds degrees in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Technical Management from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and Business from Columbia Business School. He is a published author, speaker, instructor, and advisor. He serves on industry forums and pays it forward as a mentor at an incubator. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-sharpe-3rd/

Ali Pabrai, MSEE, CISSP (ISSAP, ISSMP), Security +, CCSFP, is the CEO of ecfirst. A highly sought after information security and regulatory compliance expert, he has successfully delivered solutions on compliance and information security to organizations worldwide. Mr. Pabrai has presented opening keynote and other sessions at several conferences, including ISACA, ISSA, FBI InfraGard, HIMSS, HCFA, HIPAA Summit, Microsoft Tech Forum, NASEBA Healthcare Congress (Middle East), Kingdom Healthcare (Saudi Arabia), Internet World, DCI Expo, Comdex, Net Secure, Nurse Practitioners Conference, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), National Council for State Board of Nursing IT Conference, and many others.

Dr. Cohen led the development of the first version of the Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan in 1985 and exercised it at the St. Lucie nuclear power plant in Florida. He also served as the first DHS liaison to the industry-driven Nuclear Sector Coordinating Council. Today, he is dual hatted as the NCR IMA Nuclear Sector Chef and the National Nuclear Sector Chief.

Dorn was born in Ankara, Turkey. As the son of an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, he traveled worldwide. Dr. Dorn joined the Army in 1985, excelled in the Army’s Air Defense branch, and deployed multiple times to various combat zones. Two noteworthy assignments included serving as a speechwriter to the Chief of Staff of the Army and military assistant to the Secretary of Defense. In 2013, he was inducted into the Army Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame and retired in 2014 as a Colonel. Dr. Dorn later served as a senior program manager; and as a senior strategist/business processes leader for the U.S. team supporting the UAE military headquarters modernization efforts in Abu Dhabi, UAE; and then joined Gryphon Technologies as a senior strategist supporting the Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction team. While serving the nation as an army officer, Dr. Dorn earned a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from Boston University and a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College. In 2020, he completed his Ph.D. from Northcentral University in Business Administration. His area of specialization was in Homeland Security, and his dissertation was entitled, “A Phenomenological Study Examining the Vulnerabilities of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants to Attack by Unmanned Aerial Systems.

Systems security engineer with 15+ years of experience at The MITRE Corporation applying systems and security engineering to a wide range of DoD, USG, and international programs. Subject matter expert in cyber threat modeling, mission assurance, and cyber resiliency. Career focus on developing software tools used to apply cyber research to achieve system security engineering (SSE) outcomes. Prior to MITRE, over 20 years of experience as a software engineer developing distributed software systems.

Brett is the Technical Manager of Cyber Risk Management in the CERT Program at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI). Brett is responsible for a research and development portfolio focused on improving the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure and assets with specific focus on risk and resilience. He also teaches executive and graduate level courses as a CERT adjunct professor at the Heinz College and serves as the Technical Sponsor for the Executive Chief Risk Officer training program. Brett has 20 years of experience in engineering, risk management, and technical management within the public and private sectors. Prior to joining the SEI, Brett was the Global Risk Manager for Westinghouse Electric Company where he managed the corporate enterprise risk portfolio and global insurance programs. Preceding that role, Brett also managed a project controls organization as well as led the engineering, procurement, and installation of Instrumentation & Control suites for AP1000 nuclear power plants. Prior to Westinghouse, Brett served as an intelligence officer at the Central Intelligence Agency and also as a defense contractor for the Naval Sea Systems Command. Brett is a veteran of the United States Navy and served as a Surface Warfare Officer and qualified naval nuclear engineer. Brett holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, a master’s degree in engineering management from Old Dominion University, and an MBA from Penn State University. Brett is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB). Most recently, Brett was appointed as an advisor for Governor Holcomb’s Executive Council for Cybersecurity for the state of Indiana.

Randy is a Principal Researcher, Technical Director (Acting) of the Security Automation Directorate at CERT; Deputy Director of the Cyber Risk and Resilience Directorate at CERT, and the Director of the CERT National Insider Threat Center at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute. The team’s mission is to assist organizations in improving their security posture and incident response capability by researching technical threat areas; developing and conducting information security assessments; and providing information, solutions and training for preventing, detecting, and responding to illicit activity. In addition to his role with CERT, he also has a dual appointment as Program Director for the Master of Science in Information Security Policy and Management (MSISPM) program and CERT professor at Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College, Graduate School of Information Systems and Management, at Carnegie Mellon University. He teaches various graduate-level courses for the MSISPM and MISM programs and is an instructor for the CISO and CIO executive education programs in the Heinz College. Prior to his career at Carnegie Mellon, Randy worked for Software Technology, Incorporated (STI) in Alexandria, Virginia. For nine years, he was a consultant to the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) working on numerous projects designing, building, and supporting large-scale relational database management systems and executive management systems. During his employment with STI, Randy also filled the role of Information Systems Business Manager.

Scott joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the New York Field Office in 1988 as a support employee, In 1994 he became a Special Agent and was assigned to the Syracuse, New York Office, where he worked domestic terrorism, white collar and hate crimes, and all computer crime investigations. In October 2003, he was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent at FBI Headquarters, Washington D.C in the Cyber Division, Cyber Crime Fraud Unit and was responsible for managing the FBI’s Cyber Task Force Program and Intellectual Property Rights Program. In 2006, he transferred to Nashville, TN and managed the FBI Memphis Division Computer Intrusion/ Counterintelligence Squad in Nashville, TN. Over the past ten years, he is provided hundreds of computer intrusion threat briefings to educate organizations on emerging computer intrusion threats and how to not to be the victim of a data breach. Scott earned an MBA at American Sentinel University in Information Technology and a master’s Certificate in Information Security Management from Villanova University and holds numerous General Information Assurance Certifications. He is also the author of The Secret to Cybersecurity: A Simple Plan to Protect Your Family and Business From Cyber Crime.

Mike Muscatell is a seasoned IT veteran with more than 25 years in the Information Security field. He is an Offensive Security Professional. Was honored as top 100 professionals in the Information Security Field by Strathmore. Member of a number of security organizations including FBI Infragard and International Cyber Threat Task Force (ICTTF).

Dr. Terry Oroszi is a faculty member and director at Boonshoft School of Medicine, part of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Her subject matter expertise is Homeland Security. As part of her role at BSOM, she serves as Director of the graduate and the Chemical Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Programs. She started her career in the Army, transitioned to the laboratory doing molecular genetics work, and merged her military and science experiences to develop the homeland security focus for the medical school and the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Oroszi has several collaborations with the military, industry, academia, and the government in the areas of CBRN, terrorism, and crisis decision-making. She is the founder and chair of The Dayton Think Tank, a gathering of the top 50 crisis leaders in the region. As a civilian, Oroszi has received training from the FBI through two programs in 2018 and 2019 and is president of the Dayton InfraGard chapter. Oroszi and has shared her research on American terrorists with NSA, at Quantico, and members of Congress in DC. Her subject matter expertise in terrorism and crisis leadership has been recognized in media, including print, web, and T.V., and as an invited speaker at national conferences for military, government, and industry leaders. Along with several journal publications, she is a co-editor and contributing author of “Weapons of Mass Psychological Destruction and the People that Use Them,” Praeger ABC-Clio, The American Terrorist: Everything You Need to Know to be a Subject Matter Expert, Greylander Press (a book covering 4 years of dedicated research on American citizens charged with acts related to terrorism).

Ali Pabrai, MSEE, CISSP (ISSAP, ISSMP), Security +, CCSFP, is the CEO of ecfirst. A highly sought after information security and regulatory compliance expert, he has successfully delivered solutions on compliance and information security to organizations worldwide. Mr. Pabrai has presented opening keynote and other sessions at several conferences, including ISACA, ISSA, FBI InfraGard, HIMSS, HCFA, HIPAA Summit, Microsoft Tech Forum, NASEBA Healthcare Congress (Middle East), Kingdom Healthcare (Saudi Arabia), Internet World, DCI Expo, Comdex, Net Secure, Nurse Practitioners Conference, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), National Council for State Board of Nursing IT Conference, and many others

James has a master’s degree in Cybersecurity and professional certificates in Blockchain Fundamentals, Data Science for Executives, and Computer Science for Artificial Intelligence. He is a Certified Blockchain Expert, Certified Cyber Crime Investigator, Certified Ethical Hacker, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator. He has completed various other certifications related to counter-terrorism, infrastructure security, and emergency preparedness. He serves as a Fusion Liaison Officer and Infrastructure Liaison Officer. He coordinates multi-jurisdictional investigations and advises his colleagues on digital investigations, data analytics, and operational security. James is a dedicated public servant and is actively involved in many professional organizations. He is a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors of the Birmingham Chapter of the InfraGard Membership Alliance, Co-Chair of the “Investment Adviser Cybersecurity and Technology Project Group” of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), and Chair of the Financial Crimes Section of the Government Blockchain Association (GBA).

Matt is the Head of Strategic Initiatives, focusing on cross-functional strategy and engagement with customers. Prior to Authentic8, Matt served as a CIA officer focusing on cyber issues, including a detail serving on the National Security Council as the Chief Information Security Officer and Special Advisor to the National Security Advisor, leading technical expertise, risk reduction strategies, and policy for national security systems. At CIA, Matt led the technical direction and coordination to stand up an innovative, unified cyber security operations center to fully harness agency authorities, resources, and talents to prevent and respond to advanced cyber threats. He also led the detection watch floor of CIA’s cyber incident response team, and has been recognized with a national intelligence award and service ribbon from the Director of National Intelligence and the IC CIO Partnership Award. Prior to CIA, Matt gained over 10 years of government and private sector experience focusing on intelligence matters and cyber security initiatives at federal agencies and a major financial institution. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia and is a graduate of FBI’s Intelligence Basic Course at Quantico, VA. Matt splits his time between Washington, DC and Puerto Rico, and volunteers as a sworn reserve police officer with the DC Metropolitan Police.

Experienced Cyber Threat Intelligence and Intelligence Analyst with more than 3 years in Cyber Threat Intelligence at Huntington National Bank and 9 years as an Intelligence Analyst in the United States Marine Corps from the Battalion Level all the way to HQ US Special Operations Command. Adam is a current InfraGard Member out of the Central Ohio Members Alliance Chapter. Adam currently holds a bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security from American Military University (Magna Cum Laude) and an associate degree in Digital Forensics from St. Petersburg College. Prior to working at Huntington National Bank, Adam conducted numerous training events in support of military and government clients as an Intelligence Training Support Analyst/Cellular Operations Specialist.

Curtis is a dedicated Security Professional with over 35 years of executive corporate security, federal law enforcement, and life safety management experience and is currently leading the Infragard National Religious Facilities Protection Program in partnership with DHS, FEMA, and DOJ. In 2018, Curtis successfully graduated from the FEMA National Emergency Advanced Academy and actively serves on the DHS Community Response to Active Shooter Incident Project Washington DC. Curtis is the former President for the San Diego Infragard Chapter. As the newest member of the Faith Based Information Sharing Analysis Organization Advisory Board (FB-ISAO), Curtis is working with this group in providing threat-informed, risk-based, all-hazards support to the Community of Faith to include all faiths and partner organizations. In 2007 Curtis founded 7 Crowns Security Consultants Inc. providing Physical Security Consulting services for mid to fortune 500 corporations.

Ali Pabrai, MSEE, CISSP (ISSAP, ISSMP), Security +, CCSFP, is the CEO of ecfirst. A highly sought after information security and regulatory compliance expert, he has successfully delivered solutions on compliance and information security to organizations worldwide. Mr. Pabrai has presented opening keynote and other sessions at several conferences, including ISACA, ISSA, FBI InfraGard, HIMSS, HCFA, HIPAA Summit, Microsoft Tech Forum, NASEBA Healthcare Congress (Middle East), Kingdom Healthcare (Saudi Arabia), Internet World, DCI Expo, Comdex, Net Secure, Nurse Practitioners Conference, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), National Council for State Board of Nursing IT Conference, and many others.

Mike Muscatell is a seasoned IT veteran with more than 25 years in the Information Security field. He is an Offensive Security Professional. Was honored as top 100 professionals in the Information Security Field by Strathmore. Member of a number of security organizations including FBI Infragard and International Cyber Threat Task Force (ICTTF).