As Chief Innovation Officer and Head of the National Instructors Institute at NPower, Inc., Robert has utilized his twenty-five plus years of experience in information technology for the good of his students. His experience has influenced change by empowering young adults and military connected families from overlooked and underserved communities to earn technical and professional skills to ensure participation in the digital economy. As CIO, Robert leads the designing, integration, and customizations of all IT innovative raining programs and learning pathways. Robert helps to drive innovation and creative programs, pedagogical teaching methods, and partnerships to ensure equitable opportunities and effective learning outcomes for the thousands of trainees for whom NPower serves. Robert is a renowned speaker and advocate for equity in technology, generative A.I. and financial literacy. Prior to joining NPower, Inc., Robert has served as Chief Information Security Officer, Global Risk Manager, Chief Security Architect, Academic Dean, founder of a successful cyber security start-up, global trainer, and curriculum designers for major companies such as General Motors, Globe Life, New Horizons, Virginia College, Global Knowledge, and Netscale Systems. Robert is the former founder of Internetworking Dynamics a leading cybersecurity consulting practice which was sold for $10 million dollars to a fortunate 100 company. Robert holds 3 graduate degrees (MS in Cybersecurity, MBA, and M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instructional design) along with over 40 IT professional certifications including industry leading certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, OSCP, CCIE, SABSA Architect, and others. Summary of Qualifications• Information security management systems• Fortune 500 Information Security & Risk Management experience• Global Risk & Privacy Management experience• Training & Awareness• Incident Response• Business Continuity• global Third Party Risk• Enterprise Risk Management • Identity and Access Management (IAM)• Threat & Vulnerability Management• Enterprise & Solutions Architecture• Enterprise Policies & Standards • IT Governance• Staffing & Talent Management• ISO 27001//2, COBIT, NIST, SABSA, TOGAF, HIPAA, CMS, and etc