Tony Schwarz, MBA, CISSP, Security Coach

Tony Schwarz, MBA, CISSP, Security Coach has over 25 years of experience in the security field. Starting in 1994, they have held various positions including IT Analyst - Lead at Principal Financial Group, Director of Risk Management at The Members Group, Director of Risk Management at Affiliates Management Company, First Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Axos Bank, Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) at Pratum, Information Security Officer at Sutter Health, Chief Information Security Officer at Pharmaceutical Strategies Group - PSG, and Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) and Interim Security Leader at Guard Street Partners, LLC. Most recently, they founded Tony Schwarz LLC in 2020, where they serve as a Virtual CISO Consultant (vCISO), Interim Security Leader, Speaker, and Founder.

Tony Schwarz, MBA, CISSP, Security Coach obtained their MBA from Drake University in 1998, majoring in Business Administration and Management, General. Tony obtained their BS from Upper Iowa University in 1995, majoring in Management, with a minor in Marketing. In 2016, they obtained their CISSP certification from (ISC)\u00b2. In 2015, they obtained their CISM certification from ISACA.