CompTIA Board of Directors
Gordon Pelosse
Vice President Technology Support Delivery Canada,
Hewlett Packard Enterprises
Vice President Technology Support Delivery Canada, Hewlett Packard Enterprises
CURRENT ROLE
Gordon is the Vice President and Country Manager of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Canada's Global Support Delivery Organization, and is a member of the Americas GSD Leadership Team. In his role, Gordon leads a team of people across Canada responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the HP Services portfolio. After leading his team to win the HP Global Customer Satisfaction Award in 2014, Gordon continues to drive for a Best-In-Class customer experience, in Service Operations and Delivery.
With over 30 years of industry experience, Gordon brings immense experience in delivering excellence in Customer Support. After joining HP as part of the 2001 Compaq acquisition, Gordon has held various Leadership roles, spanning Channel Delivery, the Commercial Services Business and Service Delivery across Eastern and Western Regions.
Gordon's Background includes Senior Roles with with companies such as Compaq, AT&T, Texas Instruments and as General Manager at Cablenet, a Division of Cogeco. Gordon is a graduate of Vancouver Community College. He attended Kwantlen University in Vancouver and City University for post graduate studies.
Gordon is actively involved in the Services Community and has long standing relationships with Customers and Partners across North America. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of CompTIA (Chair of the Governace Committe) and was a founding member of the Canadian Services Community, where he has served as both Chair and Past Chair.
Scott Barlow
Vice President of Global MSP,
Sophos, Inc.
Vice President of Global MSP, Sophos, Inc.
Scott Barlow is Vice President, Global MSP, at Sophos, a leader in network and endpoint security products, services and technologies. He oversees all MSP strategy, business direction and sales worldwide, with an emphasis on building revenue, marketing programs and relationships with partners. He has extensive channel sales achievements and strong technical expertise in hosted services (SaaS) markets, including email and web security, encryption, archiving, and state and federal compliance regulations, such as FINRA, HIPPA and more. Prior to Sophos, Barlow was vice president of global sales and marketing at Reflexion Networks, Inc., which Sophos acquired in 2015.
Scott holds a Master of Business Administration and Master of Science degree, Geophysics, from Boston College.
Quy "Q" Nguyen
Allyance Communications Inc.
CEO, Allyance Communications Inc.
Quy "Q" Nguyen is the founder and CEO of Allyance Communications. Allyance delivers the best possible Connectivity, Data Center, and Cloud Computing solutions to help our clients improve IT efficiency and business profitability.
As an active philanthropist, Quy has volunteered, supported and served at various capacity from fundraising committee to board of directors for the following charities: The Angels' Tim Salmon Foundation, Festival of Children, Hoag Hospital Foundation, Down Syndrome of OC, Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, SAVICE, Orangewood Foundation, Miracles for Kids and most importantly, Camp Footprints.
Besides community outreach, Quy is an investor in Joah Love (fine kids clothing), Force10 Networks (acq by Dell), Capella Photonics (acq by Alcatel) and Consumer Brands. He actively serves on the Board of Directors for CompTIA and Gen Next. On top of that, Quy is also on the Advisory Board for Indi.com, Lucy Survey, and Kaleo Software. Quy previously served on the Board of Directors and/or Advisory Board for Wescom Credit Union, Wescom Holdings, The Channel Company, Level3 Channel, USC Marshall Partners and UCI Athletic Director's Advisory Board.
Quy has been featured alongside key telecom luminaries in industry publications. Quy has been featured in Dr. Julie Miller's best-seller "Secrets of Self-Starters", Southern California 25 Most Influential People, OCRegister.com: CEO Urges Philanthropy in Business and Life, Irvine Chamber: Building Business by Giving Back, OC Register's 40under40 and CRN publications.
Steven Capper
Chief Information Officer,
SNC Lavalin Group
Chief Information Officer, SNC Lavalin Group
From shop floor to executive suite, printroom to boardroom. Steven Capper's rags-to-riches style rise from a coal miningvillage in Yorkshire he embarked on a Margaret Thatcher-inspired Youth TrainingScheme in 1980s Britain. Over the next 30 years, Steven has propelled through asuccession of exalted job titles and on to the higher echelons of the corporateworld.Stevens career in IT has spanned the Globe, living andworking in Leeds, London, Dubai, Los Angeles, Netherlands and Montreal. He isthe Chief information Officer of SNC Lavalin Group a large Engineering andProfessional Services company with a turnover of 6Bn and 53,000 employees. Tocoin a business phrase, he is one of life's high flyers.Steven has won many awards including the CIO of the Year withComputing UK and '3x Silver Medal CIO of the Year' in the prestigious UK ITIndustry Awards.He has a track record of delivering complex transformationsfor large enterprises including Fortune 150 companies. He has a Proven abilityto recruit, develop and lead large, successful IT teams. Well networked with asolid track record in creating and delivering ingenious businesstransformational projects that exceed stakeholder expectations. Also led IT forthe largest Merger and Acquisition in the AEC space including 100,000 personnel.On top of all this, Steven has been a driving force acrosslarge scale innovation projects with the potential to unlock revenue of 120Bn+.When he actually has the time, he is a keen golfer andworking hard to lower his handicap.
Toni Clayton-Hine
Chief Marketing Officer,
EY Americas
Chief Marketing Officer, EY Americas
Toni Clayton-Hine is the Chief Marketing Officer for EY Americas, the $17bn professional services firm globally known as Ernst & Young LLP. She is a seasoned B2B global marketing executive who has helped companies of all sizes create new revenue streams from new markets, new offerings, and new channels of distribution by combining creative ideas with data and analytics to unlock opportunities in highly competitive markets.
Joining EY in Jan 2019, she is responsible for defining and implementing a strategic marketing vision across industry sectors, geographies and service lines to drive revenue, relationships and reputation for the firm. This includes creating and executing an integrated marketing strategy that encompasses branding, media, experiential, content, demand generation and digital marketing.
Prior to EY, Toni was the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Xerox, responsible for creating a holistic strategy, from brand to demand, to deliver profitable growth in untapped B2B and B2B2C market segments. Her work at Xerox earned her a spot as one of Brand Innovator's Top 100 Women in Brand Marketing by creating the 7x award-winning Set the Page Free rebranding campaign that improved brand perception by 20%, while capturing tens of thousands of prospects for demand generation.
Prior to her CMO role at Xerox, Toni was the Vice President of Global Marketing for their $3 billion division dedicated to growing profitable revenue through indirect channels. She was responsible all marketing and communications, including redefining the go-to-market strategy, building a relevant brand for small and midsize business, creating segment specific offerings, and driving demand generation for 10 million customers in over 40 countries.
Before joining Xerox, Toni served as the Divisional CMO and Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for the Data Management division of CA Technologies, which now operate as Erwin, Inc. and Arcserve, Inc.
Toni spent the first half of her career in B2B media sales, progressing from an individual contributor to Associate Publisher for CRN, formerly Computer Reseller News. As the print publishing business shifted in favor of digital, she co-founded The Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), creating a new multi-million dollar revenue stream for United Business Media in channel consulting, research, and training.
Toni serves on the Board of Directors for CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, and is a member of their Audit, Finance & Investment Committee. She was also the Chair of the 2018 B2B Advertising Awards for the American Marketing Association and sits on the Board of Experts for Glilot Capital, a VC firm that funds early-stage technology start-ups.
The daughter of an expat, Toni grew up overseas in Europe and the Middle East before returning to the United States to attend Babson College. Today, she lives in New York with her husband and two daughters and enjoys tennis, big mountain skiing, international travel and any opportunity to broaden her perspective on life and the world.
Courtney Fong
Chief Legal Officer & Chief Privacy Officer,
Chief Legal Officer & Chief Privacy Officer, CompTIA
Courtney Fong is the Chief Legal Officer and Chief Privacy Officer of CompTIA, managing the global legal, compliance, and privacy functions of the organization. Courtney is a former computer consultant and system administrator and combines his industry knowledge with his legal expertise to serve CompTIA.
Prior to joining CompTIA, Courtney was the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Privacy Officer for a number of leading companies within the financial services industry in the US and UK. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law and regular speaker at industry and legal events. Courtney is the Vice President for Finance and Development for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and is a board member of the NAPABA Law Foundation. His work with the American Bar Association includes appointments: as Co-Chair of the Programs Committee and as Vice-Chair of the Internet of Things Committee of the ABA Section of Science and Technology Law, as an ABA Business Law Fellow, as an ABA YLD Scholar, and as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education. Courtney is a past TEDx speaker and received the Top General Counsel award in 2016.
Courtney graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Communication Systems and a Certificate in Network Systems. He earned his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law and his MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Courtney is a member of the Bar in the State of Illinois, the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Supreme Court.
Georgette Fraser-Moore
Transformation Lead, LLC
President and CEO, Transformation Lead, LLC
Dr. Georgette Fraser-Moore is the Founder and CEO of Transformation Lead, a global technology consulting firm that helps businesses leverage innovation, research, and technology to disrupt basic business standards, think outside of the box, and color outside of the lines to transform and implement extraordinary innovation. Dr. Georgette is a passionate, motivational, and thought-provoking visionary that holds expertise in leadership, transformation, business, and technology. She thrives on the kind of change that rewrites the rules and takes a common-sense approach to solutions.
With over 20 years of business leadership and technology experience, including work across industries in Fortune 500 enterprise companies, international consulting, financial services, non-profit, and start-up companies, Dr. Georgette brings a wealth of knowledge and a diverse background into the room.
She holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Southern California in Organizational Change and Leadership, a Masters of Business Administration Degree with a Concentration in Information Systems Management, and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems and Database Administration.
Dr. Georgette is an active member in her global community and serves on the Board of Directors and in an advisory capacity for several nonprofit, civic, University and educational organizations including her recent position on CompTIA's Association of IT Professionals (AITP) Advisory Council.
In addition to her professional work, Dr. Georgette is an international award-winning speaker, researcher, equity advocate, mentor, missionary, and philanthropist. She has dedicated her life to aid in the development of the next generation and provide opportunities to underrepresented groups across the world. She is an advocate for STEM and youth enrichment and has a focused mission to aid in the advancement of local businesses, the communities, and the youth within those communities.
A native of the island of Jamaica, Georgette is a wife and proud mother of three sons, Davon, Jonathan and Jordan. If Georgette isn't working on her next transformational project, you can find her on the Golf Course, or bumming it on the beach.
Eric Hughes
Agio Advisory
Partner, Agio Advisory
Eric Hughes serves as a Partner of Agio Advisory, a diversified boutique accounting and advisory services firm specializing in fast-growth early-stage companies. Agio assists clients to access the financial, business operations, and strategic planning resources necessary to extend, expand, and accelerate their business growth trajectory. Eric provides clients with support in all of these areas, and is expert at connecting client needs, goals, and objectives, with actionable plans.
Eric was a co-founding partner and CEO of Komodo Cloud Inc. a cloud Managed Services Provider. Eric led the definition and development of Komodo's business model, strategic direction, and operating platform. Komodo operates within the fast- moving marketplace for Cloud migration and managed services.
Eric previously founded Jooven8, Inc. in 2001, a small-business marketing and business development consultancy. Prior to that, Eric served as EVP of Marketing at Central Design Systems, Inc. (CDSI), a $140M IT solutions provider in San Jose, CA. At CDSI, Eric led the successful acquisition of three other tech companies.
Prior to CDSI, Eric served as Director of Marketing for Wyatt River Software (WRS), a developer of licensed products for enterprise customers. Eric was instrumental in executing the $16M sale of WRS to the publicly-held Rainbow Technologies (SFNT) Eric is an entrepreneur, business strategist, and an innovative business leader.
Eric is a creative and inspirational team leader, able to coordinate, motivate, and lead teams toward common goals. Eric attended San Diego State University, majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. Eric, wife Laura, and sons Jaxon and Camren live in Rolling Hills Estates, CA.
Brian Laffey
Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, CompTIA
Brian Laffey is the chief financial officer for CompTIA, responsible for monitoring, controlling, and reporting on the Association's financial results and investment portfolio. He also manages CompTIA's Operations Department.
Prior to joining CompTIA in September 2015, Laffey worked for the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, where he served as associate vice president for finance and as Controller. In these roles he was responsible for the financial stewardship of the university's assets totaling $596 million and the financial stewardship of revenues and expenses.
Laffey also has experience as the director of financial reporting and systems for the American Bar Association; and as assistant controlled for Loyola University Chicago. He is a graduate of Kent State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting; and Loyola University Chicago, where he received Master of Science degree in Accountancy. Laffey is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois.
Jason Magee
President & COO,
President & COO, ConnectWise
Jason Magee has more than 19 years of technology sales, channel management and IT market experience. He joined ConnectWise in 2011 and currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Jason oversees the company's day-to-day operations. Prior to joining ConnectWise, Jason held director-level positions at CA Technologies, managing teams, channel partners, strategic alliances and marketing budgets. He built and launched industry-leading programs, partner incentives, and vendor initiatives. He began his career at Rocketboard.com selling advertising space and interactive keyboard OEM deals. Jason gained industry and channel experience at Interactive Futures and Global Computers where he held sales, marketing, and product management positions. Jason grew up in New York and has an MBA from Clarkson University. A diehard Football and Baseball fan — Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Yankees—Jason grew up in New York, has been married for 10 years and has a daughter and son.
Lisette Martinez
Director of Retail Sales & Marketing,
Director of Retail Sales & Marketing, Comcast
Lisette Martinez began her career with Best Buy, gaining unparalleled experience in the technology and retail space, while also establishing herself as a respected industry leader. Currently working as the Sr. Director of Retail Sales & Marketing for Comcast in the Greater Chicago Region, Lisette directly oversees all of Chicago's Xfinity retail operation, retail real estate strategy and execution, new store builds, sales, and customer experience. In her role, Lisette is widely known for her ability to think creatively, inspire teams, and develop strategies that consistently deliver meaningful results.
Lisette has completed several Executive Development programs including Chicago Crain's Leadership Academy and NAMIC's Executive Leadership Development Program. She is also an active member of Women in Cable Telecommunications and is passionate about giving women a platform to thrive in the industry.
Lisette is a Chicago native and loves to travel with her husband and two kids.
Tracy Pound
MaximITy, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Managing Director, MaximITy, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Tracy is the Founder and MD of MaximITy Limited, formed in 2000 to help companies really get to grips with tech. She has over 32 years' experience in the industry starting out as a programmer before moving into consultancy, training and project management roles. Tracy spent 8 years in the Automotive industry and has successfully deployed large scale IT infrastructures – including hardware, software and services - into many differing industries. These include the Financial Services sector, the Construction Industry, the Services sector and general manufacturing with projects ranging from £10k to in excess of £1.4M. She is a CompTIA Premier Member, member of the Education Faculty, works with the UK Executive Council and is proud to be on the Board of Directors.
Tracy was honoured with PCR's IT Woman of the Year in the UK in 2016 and is passionate about encouraging greater diversity and equality in tech.
Rob Rae
Vice President of Business Development,
Datto Backup
Vice President of Business Development, Datto Backup
As Vice President of Business Development at Datto, Rob's role is to oversee many different aspects of Datto's business including Marketing, Global Sales, Partner Programs, Product Development and Training, all with the goal of helping our partners go to market.
With over 25 years of sales and B2B activities, Rob has extensive experience in IT hardware and software sales. All of Rob's industry experience has been working with 100% channel focused organizations and working directly with Channel VAR's, Solution Providers and Managed Service Providers in achieving their goals.
Prior to working with Datto, Rob has built successful sales teams in a variety of industries including Level Platforms, Compaq and HP.
Last 4 years running, Rob was named as one of MSP Mentors Top 250 people shaping the global managed services market.
Executive Board member at both ASCII and CompTIA.
John Scola
GVP, Cloud Channels & Strategy Lead,
GVP, Cloud Channels & Strategy Lead, SAP
John brings over twenty years of experience to the SAP channel business. John has been with SAP since 2003 after successfully fulfilling marketing roles with Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation and Monster.com. A unique blend of technology manufacturer and marketing agency background provides for a strategic perspective of the SAP indirect channel business.
John joined SAP to lead the early stages of demand generation for the SAP channel business. From there, John led the rapid growth of the SAP reselling ecosystem globally by increasing the channel partner count from 500 to 3000, in addition to developing and launching a formalized partner to partner framework that grew an extended ecosystem of 2,000. In 2013, John signed up as the COO for the Indirect Channel business, which accounts for 1BEuros of revenue. John took over the Global Platinum Reseller program in 2014 and grew this business to represent 25% of SAP's total indirect revenue. Today, John leads the Global Cloud Channels business for SAP and is always looking for new ways to engage more partners in the Cloud.
John thrives on new challenges designed to accelerate business, simplify the complex and allows for both strategic and tactical action.
John has an MBA from Boston University and a BA from the University of Richmond, where he majored in Economics.
MJ Shoer
Founder & Principal Consultant,
MJ Shoer, LLC
Founder & Principal Consultant, MJ Shoer, LLC
MJ Shoer is the Founder & Principal Consultant of MJ Shoer, LLC a consulting firm working with MSP's, Channel organizations and SMB's. MJ has over 30 years' experience in the IT industry, most of which owning and leading innovative MSP organizations servicing SMB clients. Through his consulting firm, MJ provides coaching & content development, partner & technology stack management, Office 365 optimization, realistic cybersecurity and vCTO services. MJ also partners with some of the leading organizations in the MSP space, bringing his expertise and strategic thinking to their offerings.
MJ previously served as Director, Client Engagement & vCIO at Onepath, a nationwide MSP with offices in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio & Rhode Island. Prior to Onepath, MJ was the Chief Technology Officer at Internet & Telephone, LLC (I&T), New England's premier MSP headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts with an office and colocation facility in both Boston, Massachusetts and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Onepath acquired I&T in May of 2017. MJ began his MSP journey as the Founder and President of Jenaly Technology Group, Inc., which he started in February of 1997. In December of 2015 Jenaly was acquired by I&T. MJ has held several technical and management positions with a variety of technology companies, focusing on sales automation, executive information systems and electronics distribution and recycling. In the mid-90's MJ was also a principal in the first dial-up Internet Service Provider in the Seacoast New Hampshire region.
MJ holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, New Hampshire, graduating in 1986. MJ concentrated in Soviet Studies and studied abroad in the former Soviet Union. MJ holds several technical certifications with companies such as Cisco and Microsoft and has completed several business and technical certificate programs.
MJ is very active in both the local community and the global IT community. Locally, MJ has served on the Board of Directors of the Seacoast Family YMCA, now part of the Granite YMCA. He also served as a Director and Board President for Seacoast Crime Stoppers. In the global IT community, MJ has served on several advisory boards and councils. MJ remains very active in the Computing Technology Industry Association, CompTIA. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of both the Audit and Investment Committee and the Certification Advisory Council. MJ currently serves on the Advisory Council on Policy, Policy Executive Board, Board sub-committee on cybersecurity and as the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors. MJ served as Board Chair from 2011 to 2015. Additionally, MJ participated in the formation and testing of the CompTIA Security Trustmark and CompTIA Managed Services Trustmark as well as serving as a CompTIA Ambassador. MJ has been named to the Locked in the NOC Hall of Fame for the MSPmentor 250 ranking of the 250 most influential executives in the IT industry. He has also been named to the ChannelPro 20/20 Visionaries list in 2015 and 2016.
MJ is an accomplished writer and speaker, having published his first book, Hassle-Free Computer Support, in August of 2006. His second book, The Tech Multiplier, reached Best Seller status in the technology category on Amazon.com in February of 2013. He also writes a technology column for Seacoast Media Group, publisher of Foster's Daily Democrat and The Portsmouth Herald. MJ is often interviewed and asked to contribute to both local and national media outlets on the topic of information technology, cyberscecurity and related matters. MJ maintains a blog about IT for small and mid-size businesses at www.mjshoer.com/blog. MJ also maintains an active Twitter feed under the hash tag @mshoer. MJ is often invited to speak on industry panels about a variety of technology topics.
Additionally, you may connect with MJ via LinkedIn. MJ was featured on the covers of ChannelPro magazine in November 2009 and Business Solutions Magazine in June 2012 for feature stories on Cloud Computing. MJ and I&T co-founder Pete Peterson were also featured on the November 2016 cover of Business Solutions Magazine for a story about the successful merger of Jenaly and I&T. MJ was also featured in the Fall 2018 edition of CompTIA World magazine. MJ has testified before subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation on the topic of information security.
A native of Swampscott, Massachusetts, MJ and his wife Jennifer have three adult children and reside in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Raja K Singh
Solutions Specialist, IoT & Smart Cities,
Solutions Specialist, IoT & Smart Cities, Cisco
Accomplished Technologist with a history of success in the IT and Telecommunications industries. Raja brings 20 years of technology expertise in voice, data, complex network and architectures. Raja has been at the forefront of market adoption of the Internet of Things with firsthand experience and completed projects in Intelligent and Connected Facilities, Connected Manufacturing/Distribution and Smart Cities. The culmination of experience and expertise helps Raja deliver a technology solution to his clients that solves business issues and delivers immediate and positive returns.
Raja has a Master in Economics from Chaudhary Charan Singh University in New Delhi. A Boston native, he now resides in Houston, TX. He is active member in the Houston IT community and holds several Board positions in various non-profits.
Louis Stewart
Chief Innovation Officer,
Chief Innovation Officer, City of Sacramento
Louis Stewart currently serves as the City of Sacramento's first Chief Innovation Officer. Mr. Stewart is responsible for the development of a broad citywide portfolio of programs and initiatives that support, drive, influence and build upon the City of Sacramento's economic inclusion philosophy, business development strategies, goals, customer relationships and business results. He spent the last seven years serving as California's Deputy Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). In that capacity he oversaw the coordination and promotion of innovative programs, activities, and emerging technologies throughout California for the last seven years. He managed a robust statewide innovation-based economic development support network of regional innovation clusters called the California Innovation Hubs (iHubs). Mr. Stewart has served in the public sector for 10 years including as the Deputy Director of the Census for the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, the Assistant Deputy Director of the Field Operations Division for the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the Information Technology Director for Californians for Schwarzenegger. His professional experience also includes 17 years in the private sector in sales, marketing, and information technology.
While Mr. Stewart's experience is vast, his greatest expertise and focus includes:
Smart and Connected Cities
Tech Equity
Development of Innovation Ecosystems
Mr. Stewart is a service based leader who embodies the belief that he cannot be a success without helping others be successful.
Mr. Stewart grew up in France and Italy, and played professional basketball in Peru and Belgium until he landed back in Sacramento. Mr. Stewart received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Santa Clara University.
Todd Thibodeaux
President and Chief Executive Officer,
President and Chief Executive Officer, CompTIA
Todd Thibodeaux is the president and chief executive officer of CompTIA, the leading non-profit trade association for the global technology industry. CompTIA represents more than 2,000 member companies and 3,000 business partners spanning the worldwide technology industry.
Since joining the organization in 2008, Mr. Thibodeaux has led the expansion of CompTIA's commitment to advancing industry growth through education and training programs, market intelligence and research, networking events, professional certifications and public advocacy.
Mr. Thibodeaux is a frequent commentator and source quoted in news coverage of the technology industry, including the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and USA Today. He also contributed written columns to a variety of business and industry publications, including CIO and InformationWeek Dark Reading.
Before joining CompTIA in July 2008, Mr. Thibodeaux spent more than 17 years with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), where he served in a wide range of roles culminating as its senior vice president of industry relations.
Mr. Thibodeaux is a life-long IT and tech enthusiast dating back to his very early years. The son of an electrical and mechanical engineer, his love of technology continues to this day and he has infused CompTIA with a renewed sense of enthusiasm for the industry the organization represents.
He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Bachelor of Science, economics, 1988) and George Mason University (Master's degree in economics, 1997).