Mark started his career in the Army and retired as a Colonel. The pinnacle of Marks career he was nominated and selection to work at the White House as the CIO/CISO equivalent, supporting President Clinton, the VP, the White House Staff, and the U.S. Secret Service managing all the classified automation and telecommunications. Mark is a combat veteran.
Since retiring from the service Mark has held multiple leadership positions in IT and InfoSec. CIO/CSO for World Airways – the largest US wide body long-hall charter airline. CTO/Deputy CIO (over Global Operations) and CISO for InterCall – the world’s largest conferencing company. Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for TravelClick – a Software as a Service company in the hospitality space. Consulted as the Interim CISO for the Georgia Lottery and NCR. Currently Mark is the VP, Technology Governance for US Bank/Elavon – Elavon is fifth largest credit card processor in the world.
Mark is the Author of “My Time in the Clinton White House” a book about Colonel Gelhardt’s time supporting the Commander-in-Chief, working with President Clinton Daily and about all the inside stories that you never hear about The White House, this book is available on Amazon. Mark’s honors include being a published author, a key note speaker, and panel member in the IT and InfoSec fields. Mark has been awarded CISO of the year finalist 2013, Global CISO of the year finalist 2014, and a National InfoSec Project award winner in 2013 and a finalist InfoSec Project award winner in 2015. Marks military honors include the Presidential Service Badge, the Legion of Merit, the Soldiers Medal (highest peace time valor award) and more.
ISSA International Events Featuring Mark Gelhardt
CISO Executive Forums
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Web Conferences
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