James Stanger
Dr. James Stanger has consulted with corporate and government leaders worldwide about cybersecurity, emerging technologies, open source, and workforce development for over 25 years. Organizations include Amazon Web Services, the UK Royal Army, NCSA Thailand, the U.S. Department of Defense, Northrop Grumman, AstraZeneca, CVS Health, Mandiant, National HealthCare Corporation, NIST NICE, State Farm, UPS, the Japan Ministry of Defense, MITRE, the U.S. Department of State, Oxford University, and West Point.
He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council, and a long-time member of the AFCEA Cyber Committee. He sits on the ATARC Cloud Security and Future of Secure Work roundtables, the Aerospace Industries Association Data Council, and the APUS School of IT Advisory Council. As Chair of the C3, he leads the consortium of leading global cybersecurity certification bodies, which include GIAC, ISC2, CompTIA, ISACA, IAPP, FITSI, and CertNexus.
James is an award-winning author, blogger, and educator. He has published technical titles with O’Reilly Media, RSA Journal, AFCEA Signal Magazine, McGraw-Hill, Sybex, Eselvier, Linux Magazine, among many others.
He is an in-demand C-level executive consultant, and engages in public speaking and thought leadership around the world. In addition to his work in the IT industry, he has designed globally-recognized education, certification, and badging programs in topics as diverse as cybersecurity analytics, Linux administration, Web development, cloud migration, kayaking, and British Romantic literature. He is currently Chief Technology Evangelist at CompTIA, and lives and plays in the Puget Sound area of the United States.
