Dr. David Venable, CISSP

Board of Directors, Senior Cybersecurity Fellow, Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure


David VenableDr. David Venable is a Senior Cybersecurity Fellow with Aii specializing in cybersecurity and information technology. He also serves as a Director helping govern the organization on matters of policy and administration.

Dr. Dave Venable is a seasoned Chief Information Security Officer, author, mentor, public speaker, educator, patent holder, and board member. He is also a former intelligence professional with over two decades of experience in information security and risk management across both public and private sectors. In addition to providing security consulting to Global 500 companies, Venable has developed and managed several U.S. national-level projects supporting global anti-terrorism operations and the Global War on Terror. He has taught cybersecurity and cryptography courses at Southern Methodist University and the National Cryptologic School.

Dr. Venable is a regular keynote speaker and author on information security, recognized with several awards from the U.S. Air Force and the National Security Agency. He was named one of the most influential people in cybersecurity by Security Magazine.