Claus Schafhalter

Claus Schafhalter has a long and varied career in information security and consulting. Claus began their career in 1999 as a Principal/Consultant for INFORA Management Consulting. In 2000, they held the role of Business Strategy Manager for Groundswell and Strategy Manager, Systems Integration/Development for Infogain. Claus then became the Owner/Management Consultant for Sunogos Inc. in 2001, where they were responsible for business development, sales, delivery, and quality assurance for key consulting projects. From 2012 to 2019, they worked as the V.P. Information Security Risk Management and Compliance for ILLUMANT. Most recently, they have been the Chief Information Security Officer for an undisclosed virtual organization with cloud-based services/SaaS, where they implemented and managed an information security system and managed risk assessment, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning.

Claus Schafhalter has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management and Engineering from Technische Universität Graz, as well as a Master of Science in Business Administration and Management and Industrial Engineering from the same institution. Claus also holds a Lean Management Black Belt certification.