Richard M.

Richard M. serves as the Creative Director at the RIT Global Cybersecurity Institute, specializing in immersive training environments for cybersecurity. Additionally, Richard holds the position of Senior Lecturer at the Saunders College of Business and is the CEO/Founder of Merkuri Digital Development Group, LLC, focusing on innovative solutions in commerce and communication. Richard is also the Executive VP of Cybersecurity and Information Technology at INVIZA®HEALTH, which develops energy-harvesting wearables. With experience as a professor at multiple universities and a founder of Battle Ground Technologies, Richard has contributed extensively to the fields of cybersecurity and technology education. Richard earned a PhD in Information Systems from Nova Southeastern University and holds advanced degrees from Ferris State University and a BS from Rochester Institute of Technology.