Leadership

 

Directors*

Mark Gerencser Mark J. Gerencser – Senior Partner , Executive VP, Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Former Managing Director, BAH Global Government Business
  • Created Booz Allen Homeland Security Practice
  • Co-author of best selling book, “Megacommunities”
Karl Gumtow Karl Gumtow – President, CyberPoint International LLC

  • Former Vice President, SRA International Inc.
  • Former COO of RABA Technologies, LLC
  • MSEE Johns Hopkins University
Mike Jacobs Mike Jacobs – Independent Consultant

  • Former Vice President, SRA International Inc.
  • Former Director of Information Assurance, National Security Agency
  • Former Mayor, College Park , Maryland
Allen Shay Allen Shay – President, CyberSpa, LLC

  • CEO and Founding Member, Security Technology Institute
  • Former CEO & President, Pearson Analytic Solutions
  • Former President, NCR / Teradata Government Solutions
leadership-mark Mark L. Powell – CEO, ARGO Systems, LLC

  • 15 years experience with IT/cyber programs
  • Past President, Chesapeake Regional Tech Council
  • One of the founding sponsors of the Chesapeake Innovation Center
Richard Schaeffer Richard Schaeffer – Director, Information Assurance, NSA

  • Former NSA Deputy Chief of Staff
  • Former Chief, Information Assurance Research Office
  • Former Chief, Network Security Infrastructure Office
Robert Lentz Robert Lentz – President & CEO, Cybersecurity Strategies

  • Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance (CIIA)
  • Former Chairman of the National Space INFOSEC Steering Council (NSISC)
Ann Lansinger Ann Lansinger – Executive Director, Emerging Technology Centers

  • Founding President of the Maryland Business Incubator Association
  • Twenty years experience in US and Foreign business incubation
  • Serves on numerous committees which support technology interests in the region
Christopher Helmrath Christopher Helmrath, President and Managing Director, SC&H Capital

  • Director, CPA firm Stout, Causey & Horning, P.A. (SC&H)
  • 24 years of financial services and management consulting experience
  • Extensive knowledge of federal government contracting & IT
S. Judson Williams S. Judson Williams, Senior Vice President, Asset Management/Leasing

  • Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT)
  • Responsible for the financial performance of a portfolio of Government Services buildings located in Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland totaling 44 buildings containing over four and a half million square feet of office and special use space
Robert L. Walker Robert L. Walker , Assistant Secretary, Business and Enterprise Development, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED)

  • 20 years of senior level experience in both the public and private sectors
  • Former Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture
*Please note that individuals selected for the STI Board are done so as individuals in their own right. They are chosen for their experience, background and passion for the STI mission. They do not represent their company or government organization while serving on the STI Board.

Officers

The Security Technology Institute has a strong leadership team steeped in experience working in the security technology field in both the public and private sectors.

CEO – Allen C. Shay, President, Prescint LLC

Vice President – Brian Darmody, AVP, Research and Development, University of Maryland

Secretary – George Nemphos, Managing Partner, Baltimore office Duane Morris LLP

Treasurer – Joseph T. Bradley, CFA, Principal
SC&H Capital, Member of SC&H Group, LLC