I am a cybersecurity leader, an Afghanistan combat veteran, a bestselling author, and a public speaker.

I joined the United States Army just months prior to 9/11. My six and a half years of service as a Military Intelligence officer has taken me across the global. My bestselling book Taking the Boy Scouts to War: The Short Tale of a Long Journey to Afghanistan is the story of my recall to active duty and deployment to Afghanistan as a result of the often used, but infrequently mentioned, Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) program. I have been an investor in early stage start ups.

I’m an avid traveler, having been to 35 countries on 6 continents. I lived overseas for nearly 6 years and am a conversational German speaker. I played amateur rugby for teams in Australia, Germany and the United States.