Vince Crisler

Vince Crisler

Co-Founder, Fortalice Solutions

Vince Crisler has 16+ Years of IT and Cyber Security leadership within the DoD, Federal Government, and Private Sector. He is a Co-Founder and Partner at Fortalice Solutions, LLC and provides technical, operational, and strategic support to a wide range of government and commercial customers. He is also the CEO and Co-Founder of Dark Cubed, a cyber security product startup company that provides an innovative solution to real-time threat management and information sharing. <br /> <br /> Prior to these positions, Crisler supported the Department of Homeland Security and Sandia National Laboratories in the development of cyber security protection programs to defend the networks of Federal Departments and Agencies, as well as those belonging to critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) owners and operators. In this role, he was the primary author for the five-year technical vision for the National Cybersecurity Protection System, a $3B cyber security program within DHS. He was also a co-author of the DHS Enhanced Cyber Services (ECS) Policy Paper for the National Security Staff, establishing this critical cyber security information-sharing program in preparation for Executive Order (EO) 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, and Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)-21 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. <br /> <br /> Crisler also previously served as the Director of Information Assurance for the White House's Executive Office of the President and was responsible for the creation of the first ever cyber security operations center protecting White House networks. <br /> <br /> Prior to the White House, Crisler served 6 ½ years in the United States Air Force in organizations to include the White House Communications Agency, the National Military Command Center in the Pentagon, and Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Crisler earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science from the Ohio State University and currently lives in the Washington D.C. area.