He has been recognized as one of the “7 Major Cybersecurity Leaders in the U.S.” by Executive Biz Magazine and one of the “Top 10 Most Dynamic Cybersecurity Leaders” by Executive Gov Magazine. He has been selected for the prestigious “U.S. Cyber Defenders Award” by Meritalk in both 2023 and 2024. In the past 25 years, he has served as the President and General Manager of three IT and Cyber companies, served as a CIO, Global CISO, Head of Global Cybersecurity, and Vice President of Cybersecurity for three Fortune 500 companies (Peraton, BDO International, and Lucent Technologies). He is the best-selling author of 24 published business and technology books, including “Cybersecurity in the Digital Age.” He also serves on the Advisory Board for the George Mason University Government Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.

J.P. Auffret is director, Center for Assurance Research and Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computing, co-director, Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience and director, Research Partnerships in the Costello School of Business at George Mason University, USA. Auffret is also co-founder and current president of the International Academy of CIO (IAC), an NGO headquartered in Tokyo.