Alexander Hammond

Alexander Hammond, CISSP, is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in security architecture and operations. Currently serving as a Senior Security Architect and formerly a Security Operations Engineer at Ascendium Education Group since June 2019, Alexander's prior roles include Information Security Manager at Nelnet, overseeing the Security Operations Center and Security Engineering Teams, and various positions at Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation, where responsibilities spanned from Security Operations Engineer to Information Security Risk Analyst. At IBM, Alexander held the position of Security Program Manager, managing IT audit requests and ensuring compliance across teams for Mainframe and Distributed systems. Early career roles included creative positions in media production and technical support, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and Communication Technologies from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.