Harry D. Raduege, Jr. retired after serving 35 years in the U.S. military. He worked in the areas of technology, including telecommunications, space, information and network operations. He served more than 17 years in joint duty assignments. In his last position, he led Department of Defense netcentric operations as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency. In that role, Harry directed planning, engineering and implementation of interoperable communications and intelligence systems serving the needs of the president, the secretary of defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant commanders and the military services. Notably, he led efforts to restore communications to the Pentagon following the September 11 terrorist attacks; upgraded presidential communications; and led the successful expansion of the department's Global Information Grid through a $1 billion transformational communications program. Harry was also appointed by the secretary of defense as the commander of the Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations, and as deputy commander for Global Network Operations and Defense for the U.S. Strategic Command. In these roles, he was the first commander assigned responsibility for directing the operation and defense of the Global Information Grid to ensure timely and secure netcentric capabilities across the entire department. Harry also served as the manager of the National Communications System and led the nation's efforts to prioritize the restoration of telecommunications throughout New York City and the Pentagon following the 9/11 attacks. Prior to his last assignments, Harry directed command and control systems for North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command. He also served as the chief information officer for all three commands, was the architect for computer network defense and attack capabilities established within the Department of Defense, and was the national spokesman for the department during the successful "Year 2000" computer rollover efforts. Harry directed command and control communications at the U.S. Central Command for three years, including the relocation efforts required after the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, he served as the first commander of the Air Force C4 Agency and was the Joint Chiefs of Staff architect for all satellite communications supporting more than 500,000 deployed military members during the Gulf War in 1991. Harry serves as a senior counselor to The Cohen Group; on the World Board of Governors of the United Services Organizations (USO); on the Executive Council of the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC); as co-chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies' (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency; as a member of the Center for U.S. Global Engagement's National Security Advisory Council; and on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International. He also serves as an advisor to the Defense Science Board, and is a member of the Board of Trustees and chairs the Technology Committee for Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Less   View all posts

Mark Weatherford was appointed to his position as Director and Chief Information Security Officer of the California Office of Information Security in June 2008 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Mark was also recently selected to guide the efforts of a Governor's Reorganization Plan (GRP) initiative which consolidated four IT organizations into the California Office of the State Chief Information Officer. Mark previously served as the Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Colorado where he was appointed by two successive governors. A former U.S. Naval Cryptologic Officer, Mark led the U.S. Navy's Computer Network Defense operations and the Naval Computer Incident Response Team and as a member of the Raytheon Company, he successfully built and directed the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet Security Operations Center (SOC) in San Diego, CA. Less   View all posts

William Pelgrin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Internet Security (CIS). CIS is a non-profit enterprise that helps organizations reduce the risk of business and e-commerce disruptions resulting from inadequate security controls. CIS develops benchmarks that are globally accepted as the standard for the secure configuration of information technology systems. CIS also coordinates the US Cyber Challenge program, which provides a range of opportunities to identify and nurture talented Americans to meet the national priority for an expanded and trained cyber security workforce. CIS is an independent organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors; it is not owned or controlled in full or part by any corporation or government entity. William Pelgrin is also the Founder and Chair of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC, established in January 2003 in recognition of the need for collaboration across states to better prevent, detect, respond to and recover from cyber incidents. The MS-ISAC includes representation from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, local governments and U.S. Territories and it serves as a collaborative mechanism to share information. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has recognized the MS-ISAC for its successful proactive role in coordinating state and local government cyber readiness and response. William Pelgrin is the Chair of the National Council of Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (National Council of ISACs, formerly known as the ISAC Council). The mission of the Council is to advance the physical and cyber security of the critical infrastructures of North America by establishing and maintaining a framework for valuable interaction between and among the ISACs and with government. The National Council of ISACs includes representation from the following national industry sector ISACs: Chemical, Electricity, Energy, Emergency Management and Response, Financial Services, Highway, Information Technology, Government, Telecommunications, Public Transit, Surface Transportation and Water. The MS-ISAC, under Pelgrin’s leadership, became the first government entity allowed as a member of the National Council of ISACs. He was elected Chair in December 2008 and re-elected in December 2009. Pelgrin has also been appointed to serve as a Commission Member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security to brief the next President of the United States.. Less   View all posts