Robert Ward

Robert Ward has extensive work experience in the field of information security. Most recently, they served as the Head of Cloud Infrastructure and Security at Hartford Funds starting in January 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Macquarie Group as the Divisional Information Security Officer from July 2020 to January 2022. From 2015 to 2020, they were the Head of Information Security at Hartford Funds. Robert also held positions at JPMorgan Chase, First Niagara Bank, Capital One, and Vanguard, where they gained experience in roles such as VP of Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management and Information Security Analyst. Additionally, they worked as an Adjunct Faculty Member at Gwynedd-Mercy College.

Robert Ward's education history is as follows:

From 2007 to 2010, they attended the Fox School of Business at Temple University, where they obtained an M.B.A. in Finance.

From 2005 to 2007, they studied at Boston University and earned an M.S. in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.

Between 2002 and 2005, they pursued a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering at Villanova University.

From 2000 to 2002, Robert attended Stevens Institute of Technology, focusing on Computer Engineering.

In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in January 2021.

Robert has also obtained the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification in October 2013, although the institution is not specified.

Robert is listed as holding the CISSP certification from ISC^2, though the specific obtained month and year are not provided.

Robert is also mentioned as having the Certified Penetration Tester (CPT) certification, but there are no details regarding the institution or the obtained month and year.

Lastly, they hold the GSNA certification from GIAC, although no specific information about the obtained month and year is given.