Kevin Hardcastle is an experienced information security professional with a rich history in leadership roles, primarily at Washington University in St. Louis since 2007, where Kevin has served as Associate Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, focusing on university-wide information security policy, incident response, and risk management. Prior to this, Kevin held significant positions such as Information Security Officer at Washington University School of Medicine and Information Security Manager at Reuters, leading crucial certification efforts. Additional experience includes managerial and technical roles across various organizations since 1985, complemented by a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Missouri State University.