David Lafond is a principal in the practice of cybersecurity and privacy strategy at Lafond Consulting. David has more than 20 years of experience developing and managing complex infrastructure in highly regulated industries on the protection, operation, and compliance of their networks, systems, applications, data, devices, people, and property. His competencies as an industry expert include cybersecurity risk management, policies and procedures, legal and regulatory compliance, Software Development Lifecycle (SDL) security, big data, incident response and digital forensics, secure cloud strategy, security education, secure mobile computing, and vendor governance.

David's previous roles include CISO, CTO, and Head of Technical Operations and Infrastructure for industry leading technology organizations like Amazon, Etsy, Dow Jones & Co, Marsh, and Collective Intelligence. David is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy where he majored in Marine Engineering Systems with a minor in Nuclear Engineering and served in the Navy Reserve for 11 years.

David is certified as a CISSP, a member of InfraGard, a registered professional with the CMMC, certified under CCSK with CSA, and a member of IAPP. He holds a MS in Computer Engineering, an MBA, an Executive Leadership Certificate, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership.