Steven Penn is a veteran who served in the United States Army for 12 years; serving as everything from a squad leader to a battalion operations NCO. After leaving the service Steven spent 12 years serving various federal agencies as an Information Security Officer, Information Assurance Manager, Deputy CISO, and Acting CISO working at the Pentagon, Department of Health & Human Services, Department of the Interior, and the Department of Homeland Security. Since leaving government service Steven has served as an information security program manager in the healthcare sector, including in the development of a State Health Care Exchange, and as a Senior Director for a Health Information Security organization that provides certification for health care organizations. In April of 2016 Steven launched TriStar Cyber Solutions where he provided consulting services for organizations wishing to become HITRUST certified. In 2018 he accepted the position of Executive Director for Information Security Risk and Compliance for Adventist Health Systems.