Damian is a computer science and information security expert, a retired U.S. Naval Officer, and currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General. Prior his current role, he served as the Chief Information Security Officer for Landry’s, Inc. and Fertitta Entertainment (parent company of the Houston Rockets).

Damian’s information security career stretches back 20+ years as he’s served in multiple IT security roles throughout the Department of Defense with a focus on national security, information privacy, computer network defense, penetration testing, compliance, cybersecurity policy & strategy development.

Damian has a M.S. in Information Technology Management with a concentration in IT Security, CIO and CISO graduate certificates from National Defense University and Master of Science (Computer Science) and Graduate Certificate in Advanced Computer Security from Stanford University. He has taught IT Security courses as an adjunct professor and spoken at multiple IT Security focused events.