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Mr. Bailar joined Nasdaq after four years at Citicorp, where he served as Managing Director of Advanced Development for Global Corporate Banking. At Citicorp he was responsible for oversight of all major technology expenditures and initiatives and the management of the overall technological direction and strategy of Citicorp’s Global Banking Business. Before his tenure at Citicorp, Mr. Bailar served in key strategic and management positions at Perot Systems Corporation, Trirex Systems, Inc., Next Computer and Hewlett Packard.

A well-respected IT thought leader, Mr. Bailar serves as a judge for CIO Enterprise Value Awards and was named by CIO and Computerworld as one of the Top 100 CIOs and IT Influencers of the next millennium. Mr. Bailar was also recently selected by Future Banker magazine as “One of the Hottest CIOs in Financial Services” and by the CIO Forum as one of the “Top 20 Most Influential Financial IT Executives 2002- 2003”.

In addition, Capital One’s IT department has received the following recognition in 2002/2003:

 -          Computerworld – “100 Best Places to Work in IT” – ranked #67 (fifth consecutive year)
-          Wharton Infosys inaugural Business Transformation Award
-          CIO Insight Partners in Alignment Award 2002 (joint winner along with UPS)
-          InformationWeek 500 – ranked #225 of the largest and most innovative users of technology (sixth consecutive year)
-          BMC Software Global Excellence Award – Enterprise Systems Management
-          Infoworld 100 2002—Most Innovative IT Projects (#33)

Mr. Bailar currently sits on numerous advisory boards and is a director for Digitas, Inc. and Red Oak Software.

Mr. Bailar earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in electrical engineering from Dartmouth College. He currently lives with his family in McLean, Virginia.

Kevin G. Coleman is a seasoned technology executive with nearly two decades of experience. He brings with him a unique perspective on management, technology, and the global business environment. He was the Chief Strategist for Netscape, and has worked for leading consulting organizations such as Deloitte & Touché and CSC Consulting.

During his career, he has consulted in more than a dozen countries and almost thirty states. Additionally, he has personally briefed fifteen executives from the Global 100 and nearly 400 CEO’s worldwide. He served a two year term on the strategic advisory board of the National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC), the organization responsible for commercialization of all government sponsored research. In addition, members of both the House and the Senate have been briefed by Coleman on issues surrounding business and technology--specifically privacy issues surrounding electronic capture of personal data, and cyber terrorism implications.

Currently, Coleman is a technology strategist and advisor for two executive think tanks – Technolytics & Intelomics. He is a strategic advisor to multiple companies and holds several board positions. This includes a third year on the strategic advisory board for the University of Pittsburgh Limbaugh Research Center, and a fourth year working with the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. His position at Hopkins is Chairman of the Information Processing and Management review board which is part of the Science and Technology Advisory Panel upon which he sits as well. Finally, he is a regular author on Intelligence and Technology for an International Intelligence Magazine (Eye-Spy), and covers Technology and Homeland Security for Directions Magazine.
 

Chief Security Officer, Commonwealth of Virginia

Jeff Deason comes to Virginia from Chattanooga, Tennessee by way of Atlanta, Georgia, with experience in the military, private, and state sectors. A graduate of Kennedy Western University, Jeff is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Having a wide range of experience with various business entities, Jeff worked most recently at the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) as an Information Security Officer and Network Operations Manager. While at this agency, he managed million-dollar projects, stabilized network and server environments and redesigned the communications infrastructure. Prior to being employed by DOR, Jeff worked in private industry and was responsible for technical infrastructure planning and administration, as well as designing and deploying various IT service solutions.

Jeff has completed training in many areas including supervision and leadership, strategic planning, and managing various operating systems and networks. He holds several security certifications and sits on the Council of Advisors and the Georgia Electronic Commerce Association. He also served in the United States Air Force.

 

Deputy Director of the National Cyber Security Division, U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) for the Department of Homeland Security.

Mr. Hale has been active in the Information Assurance community since 1996, when he served as an Information Assurance Action Officer focusing on secure interoperability issues on the Joint Staff.  While at the Pentagon, Mr. Hale was a member of the Joint Staff Information Operations Response Cell during a number of cyber events and exercises which helped shape the U.S. Government’s computer security policy.   

In January 1999 Mr. Hale became the first military officer assigned to the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC).  While at NIPC, he worked to improve the process of issuing warnings about cyber-related events, and served on the Y2K task force in the FBI.

As Director of the Federal Computer Incident Response Center (FedCIRC), he received Federal Computer Week’s 2003 Federal 100 Award for his contributions as an Information Technology leader.

Mr. Hale retired from the U.S. Navy as a Commander in May 2001.  He has a Masters Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, and a Masters in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Jeff Zimmerman is a Vice President in Gartner Consulting, where he is part of the Enterprise Risk Management practice. He leads the Information Security service offering, and has been leading the new Regulatory Compliance service offering until a leader is appointed. Jeff focuses on a wide range of security issues, including assurance, commercial uses of cryptography, emerging cryptographic solutions, internet backbone quality of service, and physical security.
 

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