Mr. Derek R Harp

Derek was first introduced to the security field while serving as a US Naval Officer and then since 1997 went on to found, co-found, advise, invent and invest in more than a dozen companies, organizations or new products. Today, Derek is the founder the chairman and founder of (CS)2AI a 501c6 nonprofit cyber security workforce development association with 20,000+ members worldwide, and the past co-founder of the SANS ICS program and co-chair of GICSP certification. Derek is SCUBA instructor and a 20-year member of the Entrepreneurs Organization and resides in Atlanta, GA with his wife and two sons.