Leading Compliance Experts & Specialists
The Compliance Authority strives to deliver vendor-neutral insights, perspectives, and best practices in the compliance management marketspace.We are assembling a group of leading experts and practitioners in the field:
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Robert E. Davis, MBA, CISA, CICA is an independent management audit consultant, a Pleier Corporation author as well as a Boson Software, Inc. author and instructor. His IT audit specializations include Control Objectives for Information and related Technology, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Regarding information security and privacy, Robert is available to provide International Organization for Standardization-27002, U.S. Federal Information Security Management Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and Basel II consulting. Furthermore, his primary computer technology research interests are databases, operating systems, and distributed information systems processing.
As a CISA, Robert has provided data security consulting and information systems auditing services to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Enrichment Corporation, Raytheon Company, the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission, Dow Jones & Company, and Fidelity/First Fidelity (Wachovia) corporations. In particular to management information systems, some of his professional software and hardware experience includes MVS, UNIX, Windows, Oracle, Clarity, the International Money Management System, MS-Project, PERL, COBOL, PASCAL, DEC, IBM, Tandem, Compaq, and DELL.
Robert graduated from Temple University and West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degree. While attending Temple University, his major areas of study were Business Law and Accounting. Subsequently, he successfully completed the requirements for a Management Information Systems subject major at West Chester University. Robert also obtained the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certificate, after passing the 1988 Information Systems Audit and Control Association’s rigorous three hundred and fifty multiple-choice questions examination and was conferred the Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) certificate by the Institute for Internal Controls.
Lastly, Robert's authorship credits include: “Assuring IT Legal Compliance”, "IT Auditing: An Adaptive Process", "IT Auditing: Assuring Information Assets Protection", “IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection”, “IT Auditing: Business Continuity and Disaster recovery”, “IT Auditing: Information Security Governance, "IT Auditing: Irregular and Illegal Acts", "IT Auditing: IT Governance", "IT Auditing: IT Service Delivery and Support", “IT Auditing: Systems and Infrastructure Life Cycle Management” and "IT Auditing: The Process".
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Michael J. Gregor is the President of Compliance Gurus Inc., a premier compliance consulting and software solution provider. Prior to forming his own company, Michael acquired over 20 years of experience in the FDA regulated industry. His areas of compliance expertise include: Biological, OTC and Pharmaceutical drugs, Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements, Foods, and Medical Devices.
Mr. Gregor has distinguished himself as an industry authority. He has provided compliance guidance to several Fortune 500 companies, which include Pfizer, Schering-Plough, Monsanto, Wyeth and Boston Scientific. In addition, Mr. Gregor has authored several published articles and white papers concerning GCP, GLP and GMP issues. He holds a B.S. in Business Management, from National Louis University and a dual Master Degree in Business Administration and Information Systems Management, from DeVry University. Michael frequently lectures on compliance topics at industry conferences and events throughout the year.
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Mathieu Gorge is the CEO and founder of VigiTrust. He has been in the security industry for the past 10 years. Mathieu specializes in legal aspects of corporate security such as compliance with international data protection legislation (State & Federal Law, EU law) as well as industry security frameworks such as PCI DSS and ISO 27001. He is a regular speaker at international security conferences (RSA, ENISA, ISACA) and a well respected figure in the security industry in EMEA and North America. He may be reached at
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Bob Larrivee, Director and Industry Advisor – AIIM International, is an internationally recognized, lecturer with over twenty-five years of experience in the application of advanced technologies and process improvement, and the recipient of the Cenadem - Brazil 2008 ECM Pioneer Award. Bob is a Director and Industry Advisor with AIIM International, the ECM (Enterprise Content Management) Association and Senior Contributing Editor of the AIIM infonomics Magazine representing the North American Education Services group.
Bob has a Degree in Marketing from Franklin Pierce College. In addition to being an AIIM Master of Information Technology with a Laureate in Imaging, Bob has also earned AIIM Master designations in ECM, ERM, BPM, EMM, E2.0 and IOA, is a CompTIA -- Certified Document Imaging Architech+ (CDIA+). Bob is a State of Florida Certified Instructor, a Member of the International Society of Poets, is listed in the 2009 VIP Edition of Biltmore’s Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals, the International Who’s Who of Professionals, the International Who’s Who in Poetry and the Executive Guild of Who’s Who.
Prior to his current position, Bob was Director of Marketing for Docubase Systems, Inc. and has also worked as a Consultant/Analyst with iMerge Consulting, Kinetic Information and BIS Strategic Decisions. In the reseller distribution channel, Bob led Tech Data’s Knowledge Management Unit where, he set the strategic and tactical directions for the distribution of advanced and emerging technology products through Tech Data’s distribution channel. Bob entered the emerging technologies' industry with Wang Laboratories where he worked as a Marketing Consultant focused on imaging, workflow, and digital annotation and voice recognition systems.
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Rick Shaw, Founder and CEO of Awareity, has over 27 years of experience with managing risks, technology, processes, clients and people at both large and small organizations. In addition to Rick’s experiences, over 10,000 hours analyzing hundreds of case studies, incidents and failures have played a key part in Rick’s vision and the development of Awareity’s unique and forward thinking e-Management tools and services that focus on People and Processes rather than systems and technology.
Rick has been selected to speak at several government, financial and educational conferences, as well as multiple industry association meetings (Nebraska Schools of Banking, ARMA, AITP, Infotec, ACUTA, HRAM, etc.). |
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Joel Passen is a recruiting industry veteran. Over the past decade, he’s been recognized and interviewed by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the San Francisco Business Times, Inc. Magazine and Recruiter Magazine and has been featured on various blogs and websites including XtremeRecruting.tv, Cheezhead.com, Nerdstalker.com and more. He’s also an industry blogger covering emerging issues, trends, and technologies related to recruiting and hiring.
Currently, Joel is the Head of Marketing and Co-founder at Newton Software, an innovative technology company developing easy-to-use recruiting software. Prior to starting Newton Software, he co-founded Gravity Technologies Inc., a company that owns and operates several autonomous businesses in the human capital management industry. As the Vice President of Business Development, Joel led Gravity Technologies to be named to the San Francisco Business Times’ “Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies” list in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. |
Sanjay Anand is chairman of the SOX Institute and is kno
wn as a global expert on Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance with 20 years of deep experience as a strategic advisor, certified consultant, professional speaker and published author in Business Process Management, Project Risk Management, Business and Technology Audits, and Enterprise Technologies. He has been personally involved in scores of business and technology audits and over a hundred workshops and training sessions in the past decade. His clients include over a hundred companies, many of them Fortune 100 and Global 2000, from over a dozen different industries, including healthcare, technology, manufacturing, distribution and utilities, across Asia, Europe and the Americas. He is the recipient of such awards as the J.D. Edwards Worldwide Consultant of the Year, Northeast Area Special Achievement, Global Enterprise Solutions Outstanding Performance, and Client Services Valuable Teamwork. He is often referred to as the "Consultant's Consultant" for his training, leadership and mentoring skills. Sanjay is also the author of numerous articles for such magazines as Data Quest and Information Week, and of books like "The Sarbanes-Oxley Guide for Finance and Information Technology Professionals" (John Wiley) and "Implementing J.D. Edwards: Beginner's Guide" (McGraw-Hill). He is also a Founding Member of the NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) Centre for Public Trust and a thought leader on The Advisory Council (TAC), the CXO Council, and the Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG). Sanjay is also a member of the CEO Roundtable of the SOX Compliance Journal.
Robert Ayoub is an Industry Manger with the Frost & Sullivan North America Information and Communication Technologies Practice. He focuses on monitoring and analyzing emerging trends, technologies and market behavior in the Network Security Markets Worldwide. Since joining Frost & Sullivan in June, 2005, Mr. Ayoub has completed several research studies and consulting projects on Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), Security Event Correlations (SIM, SEM, etc) systems, IT Policy and Compliance, Video Conferencing Security and Network Access Control systems. Mr. Ayoub has received acclaim for his research through articles and quotes published in SC Magazine, Newsfactor, Processor and many others. He is an active member in the security community, serving on the board of the Alamo ISSA chapter and the Texas Regional Information Security Conference (TRISC). Mr. Ayoub teaches courses at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX.
Victor N. Berlin, Ph.D., is the founding president of the University of Fairfax. At Anteon Corporation, Dr. Berlin launched and directed the Center for IT Education where he forged academic alliances with established graduate and undergraduate institutions. Dr. Berlin served as founding president of Potomac College, which became accredited under his guidance. He has held management positions at NIST and Anteon Corporation and served on the faculties at Boston College and Keller Graduate School of Management. Dr. Berlin earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Science at Northwestern University and his B.A. from Cornell University.
Dorian Cougias is the founder and Lead Analyst of Network Frontiers, a company that focuses on systems continuity, regulatory compliance, and IT infrastructure consulting, training, and publishing. Over the last fourteen years, Dorian has overseen the establishment, sale, and re-launch of Network Frontiers, has served as CIO of two of the leading Ad Agencies in the world, and has served as CEO of an international software company. He has written and spoken extensively on all matters of information technology, has become a leading expert witness, and has won numerous writing and speaking awards. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Technology, lecturing and serving on the board of advisers for the University of Delaware; College of Human Services, Education, and Public Policy. He also serves as an adviser, research fellow, or working group member to the Financial Technology Forum, IT Compliance Institute, NetFocus, Hospitality Law, the National Association of Convenience Stores, and the Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals. He has authored hundreds of articles and dozens of books. As the primary architect of the Unified Compliance Framework, Dorian and his research partner, Marcelo Halpern of the international law firm Latham and Watkins, have created the first independent initiative to exclusively support IT compliance management.
Dr. David Taylor, CISSP, formed the PCI Alliance December 2006 as a vehicle to help map the PCI security standards for the security and privacy market sectors in order to improve the clarity and process of selecting PCI related solutions. Currently, there are nearly 50 members in this group. In late 2007, Dave created the PCI Alliance's Research Program and launched the PCI Knowledge Base, as a searchable, interactive research community to improve the sharing of information about PCI Compliance among merchants, PCI assessors, banks, service providers and IT vendors. Prior to launching the PCI Alliance Research Program and the PCI Knowledge Base, Dave created and was the VP of Data Security Strategies for software vendor Protegrity. In addition to providing PCI compliance consulting to Level 1 and 2 merchants, Dave was VP of Corporate Development. Before joining Protegrity, Dave co-founded and was Chief Research Officer of The Info Pro, an IT research firm in New York City. Prior to TIP, Dave spent 14 years with Gartner, where he was Group VP, and where he created and managed Gartner's Applications Group and Electronic Commerce Strategies service. Prior to Gartner, Dave was a group product manager and software development manager at AT&T and Bell Labs. Dave holds a CISSP credential and has a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Purdue University and an MBA from NY University. Dave co-authored the book Doing E-Business, published by John Wiley & Sons in December 2000.
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