About Stanton Gatewood

Stanton has more than 33 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT, and cyber-privacy. He has led at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels over the years in the following sectors: Information Technology, Defense, State, Local and Tribal Governments, Research, and Higher Education.

Stanton served in the US Air Force as a flight engineer and airborne communications officer on C-141 aircraft. While in the USAF, he wore the AETC “Master Instructor” badge and functioned as a Cryptologic Communications Officer.

He is also a distinguished fellow at the Ponemon Institute, the widely known research center dedicated to data privacy and protection and information security policy.

Stanton has the prestigious honor of having built two centers of excellence (CoE) – cryptography and awareness training – while at the University of Southern California and the University of Georgia.