Ben began a 23 year career in technology in the defense and intelligence industry with the USAF and Lockheed Martin, and transitioned to cybersecurity and regulatory compliance in the electric utility sector for the last decade with, PSEG-Long Island, Arizona Public Service, and Georgia System Operations Corp. Ben holds a Master’s in Cybersecurity Law from the University of Maryland Baltimore, a Master’s in Information Assurance – Digital Forensics from Norwich University, a Bachelor’s in Multimedia Writing and Technical Communications from Arizona State University, a certificate in Power Systems from Georgia Institute of Technology, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), as well as a Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP).