Keith D. Bertolino

In 2001, Keith started his first business as a sophomore in high school, building an IT company out of his parents’ basement. His young company supported many law firms in the suburbs of NYC, providing technical assistance both in person and remotely. After leaving New York for college at Northeastern University, he juggled the management of New York-based clients and employees from Boston alongside his engineering classes. Keith also led an undergraduate research team out of the local IEEE chapter. It was at this time that he met his eventual business partner Matthew Kowalski, a fellow engineering student from Northeastern who was also running a remote tech business. Keith and Matt merged their companies in 2006, and Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc. was born.