Luke Varner

Luke Varner is a Senior Principal Security Engineer at Blackbaud since November 2022, with previous experience including a Director role at MetLife from September 2019 to November 2022, where responsibilities encompassed managing data protection and leading the global implementation of Forcepoint DLP infrastructure. Prior to MetLife, Luke served as a Senior Security Engineer at MFS Investment Management from June 2014 to September 2019, specializing in Information Security technologies. Luke also gained early experience as a Graduate Assistant in the IT Department and Instructional Design Unit at Southern Polytechnic State University and held customer service and management roles at Shane Co. and Mattress Firm. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Information Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from The University of Georgia.