Curtis Blount

Curtis Blount has over 20 years of experience in the field of information security. Curtis has worked for companies such as InsightCyber, mPlatform, Cyber Risk Consulting, Continuum Health Alliance, Supera Corporation, ETSec, Cowen and Company, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Sun Microsystems, and Merrill Lynch in various roles such as Advisor / Chief Security Officer, Senior Partner & Director Clo Security, Chief Information Security Officer & Founder, Chief Information Security Officer / CISO On-Demand Consultant, Chief Security Officer and Chief Strategist, Chief Security Strategist, Corporate Data Security Officer, Director Worldwide Security, Senior Security Architect, and Firewall Manager Market Data Services. Their responsibilities have included developing and implementing security compliance programs, providing network security consulting services, implementing and managing network security, delivering security information to executive leadership teams, and responding to and clarifying inquiries related to security. Curtis has also developed information security frameworks and methodologies and delivered security consulting services for IS regulatory compliancy and SOX, NERC, GLBA, FINRA and FISMA audit validations.

Curtis Blount started their education in 1984 at Drexel University, where they earned an Associate of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1989. Curtis then continued their education by attending the Computer Learning Center from 1990 to 1992, finishing with an associate degree in Computer Programming and Development. In 1989, Blount also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services from Drexel University College of Engineering. Blount later went on to earn several certifications including CISM from ISACA in 2005, Security+ and A+ from COMPTIA in 2004, and CISSP from ISC2 in 2000. Finally, they completed their education from 2015 to 2017 at Capella University, earning their Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.