Jerrod is a trusted advisor to both C-suite executives and front-line teams, known for challenging the status quo while understanding when to operate within established rules. With more than a decade of experience at the intersection of law, security, and business, he helps organizations navigate complex cybersecurity and privacy challenges by aligning security controls with revenue strategies and positioning cybersecurity and privacy as enablers of business growth.

His strategies have helped professional sports teams transform their cyber programs, enabled a global health tech company to avoid millions in unnecessary compliance costs, and earned praise from a Silicon Valley retail executive who called his risk assessment “the best I’ve ever had.”

Jerrod holds an M.S. in Security Technologies from the University of Minnesota’s Technological Leadership Institute, a J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Minnesota. He maintains an active Minnesota State Bar license and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and Certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementer.

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