Stephen Gant

Stephen Gant has a long and varied career in business development and IT GRC. Stephen began their career in 1989 as a Captain in the USMC. In 1996, they became a Program Manager at Compression Labs, responsible for managing engineers and compression equipment for DirecTV expansion into Latin America and Japan. In 1997, they were recruited by IBM Internet Security Systems as VP of Latin America Sales and World Wide Consulting. In 2003, they founded and became CEO, Chairman of Trusted Network Technologies, a startup providing visibility and policy assurance products for physical and virtual IT environments. Stephen also served as a Board Member/Advisory Board Member/Investor for various companies during this time. In 2008, they became VP of Business Development & Strategy at Liquidware Labs and in 2013 they became SVP of IT GRC and Digital Risk (Modulo, Managing Director - International) at SAI Global. In 2020, they became Chief Growth Officer at OpenZeppelin and Business Advisor, Investor at SiB Solutions. Stephen also served as Business Developer, Advisor & Technical Leader at Gant Consulting LLC from 2006 to present.

Stephen Gant received a Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc in Physics from Auburn University. Stephen also obtained a Mentor for The Master's students in Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation certification from the Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship at Lund University in September 2020.