Professor Gary Vause, II is a Cyber Security Guru and Data Scientist.  For many years he was the   "Thought Leadership" consultant and "Trusted Advisor" to Business Executives and Chief Information Officers in both Public and Private Sectors.  Professor Vause has a proven record with Public, Private, and Academic organizations in Governance, Risk, Security, and Compliance.  The Professor has a unique blend of technical and business skills and the ability to strategically develop transformational and foundational programs for decision-makers within large and small corporations that have sophisticated security, compliance, and governance domains.

Professor Vause is a Senior Fellow at Waag Technology & Society, a middle-ground organization in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, comprised of research groups that work with both grassroots initiatives and institutional partners across Europe. He is co-collaborating on Waag's Roadmap Digital Future research, a commissioned project by the Dutch parliament on the future of digitalization. Professor Vause's research areas on this project are Governance and Cyber-Security.

Professor Vause is founder of Vause Computer Systems, LLC, a leader in consulting and contract services for information technology security systems.  He exemplifies "Thought Leader" in creating individualized and customed solutions for his clients. His commitment to developing innovative designs of security information management systems makes him unique.