Gartner Analyst

JR brings over 25 years of IT experience and over 15 years in cybersecurity, with the last decade focused on architecting scalable cloud solutions that balance enterprise risk with business enablement. He has led teams of security architects and engineers setting the long-term technical vision for enterprise security strategy. He’s designed secure, scalable cloud infrastructures built on zero trust principles to support private client data transfer, storage and processing. JR’s earlier experience includes cloud security consulting engagements, building an organizational cybersecurity program from scratch, and securing financial systems for high-speed low latency trading. His experience spans the full breadth of enterprise cybersecurity, from strategy and architecture to infrastructure, operations, and compliance.

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