Forty plus years experience in Senior Executive positions and Board member focused on security and risk management in both Government and Industry sectors. Retired, Co-Founder and CEO of CynergisTek, Inc. an information a security services firm specializing in consulting and managed privacy, security and audit services for Healthcare. Former Director of Security for two Defense Agencies (OSIA/DTRA) and retired Marine officer. Serving Chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Policy Task Force, Member of several healthcare IT periodical editorial boards, writer and national level speaker on data security in healthcare. A HIMSS Fellow, an Excellence in Government Fellow DoD, recipient of the CHIME Foundation Industry Leader Award, the Malcolm Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence in Cybersecurity and the HIMSS John A Page Distinguished Fellows Service Award.