Earl Crane

Dr. Earl Crane is the Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Emergent Network Defense, Inc. (END). Dr. Crane has advised the President of the United States as the Director for Federal Cybersecurity Policy on the White House National Security Council, Wall Street executives and multiple Fortune 100 corporations on their cyber defensive strategies. Dr. Crane led the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s information security strategy, and has taught hundreds of cybersecurity masters students and executives through Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College and CISO Certificate program. He earned his Ph.D. from George Washington University, a Masters of Information System Management at Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He is helping organizations engage in cybersecurity discussions with impact to their real-world challenges and enable executives to reduce their corporate cybersecurity risk.