David LaFond, MS, MBA, CISSP, CCSK

David LaFond, MS, MBA, CISSP, CCSK has extensive experience in the technology industry. David is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at United Teamsters and the Executive Technologist at Palo Alto Strategy Group. Prior to this, they were the Chief Information Security Officer at Harness Wealth, a Principal at Independent Consultant - vCISO, vCTO, vCIO, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at CyberWarrior, Infrastructure, Security and Architecture at Thimble, Chief Security Officer and Head of Technical Operations at Collective[i], VP Technology at Iconix Brand Group, Operations Engineering Leader at Etsy, and Director of Infrastructure at Quidsi Inc.

David LaFond's education history includes a Bachelor of Science in Marine and Nuclear Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy from 1993 to 1997, an MBA in Business Administration from Purdue University Global from 2008 to 2009, an MS in Computer Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology from 2000 to 2003, and an Executive Leadership Certificate in Business from Liberty University. David is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership from Liberty University, expected to be completed in 2023. David has also obtained certifications from various institutions, including a CMMC RP from The Cyber AB in October 2022, a PrivacyOps Academy Certified from Securiti in October 2022, a CCSK from the Cloud Security Alliance in May 2022, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in March 2020, and a Cub Master from the Boy Scouts of America in October 2015.