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EC-Council Governing Boards

 

The Governing Board of EC-Council oversees the certification affairs of the organization, subject to decisions on policy and actions by the membership during meetings or by ballot. The Governing Board consists of security professionals from the IT industry and representatives from IT companies.

EC-Council consists of the following Governing Bodies:

 

1.     EC-Council Management Committee

 

President
Sanjay Bavisi

Vice President

Sean Lim

Technical Director

Haja Mohideen

Director, North America

Steven Graham

Director, Global Marketing

Leonard Chin

Director of Finance

Michael Tamasi

 

  

2.     EC-Council Honorary Council

 

About the Honorary Council

The Honorary Council is a member based network of volunteers that are recognized by society as one of the top experts in their field. They are carefully selected from either academia and/or industry that are committed in contributing back to society. An invitation is extended to these individuals to join the Honorary Council and part of this decision is based on their contribution to the e-business and security community. More importantly, they remain an independent voice of the industry.  

Their leadership role is honored and they can proudly declare their membership in the Honorary Council.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Honorary Council

The role and responsibility of each member varies based on their area of expertise, the development projects at hand and the resource availability of members.  

Their contribution can be in many ways, some of which are stipulated below and are by no means exhaustive:

·         Contribute research papers and innovative ideas for the benefit of certified members

·         Participation in speaking at EC-Council events locally and internationally

·         Representative of EC-Council in global events for the benefit of the e-business and security community

·         Indulge in the sharing of best practices and assist the management of EC-Council in driving global standards

·         Contribute in terms of intellectual property, technical quality reviews and aid EC-Council in disseminating knowledge and information pertaining to e-business and security

·         Mentor and guide EC-Council chapters and members by sharing their knowledge and experience

·         Advocate for EC-Council activities as well as promote peer interaction and professional development

·         Assist the Board of Directors in designing and developing ideas for new training programs and content

 

Honorary Council Governing Board

Chairman

 

Erik Laykin

Managing Director
Duff and Phelps
Past LA chapter President and Pacific Rim Director: FBI / Infragard.
Los Angeles

 

Dr. Andrew M. Colarik
Independent Information Security Consultant & Author
http://www.AndrewColarik.com

 

Dr. Majid Sarrafzadeh 
Computer Science Department
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095
http://www.ucla.edu

 

Charles K. Davis III
e-business Security Architect
IBM Global Services
White Plains, New York 10604
United States
http://www.ibm.com

 

Timothy Ewest
University of Alaska SE
Ketchikan, AK
USA
http://www.alaska.edu.com

Eric W. Yocam
(In personal capacity)
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA 98052
http://www.microsoft.com


Dr. Wenli Wang
Assistant Professor
Emory University
http://www.wenli.net

Dr. Anindya Datta
Associate Professor
Founder, iXL Center for Electronic Commerce   
DuPree College of Management
Georgia Inst. of Technology
http://www.cc.gatech.edu 

Dr. Marios Koufaris
Associate Professor
Department of Statistics and Computer Information Systems
Baruch College,
City University of New York
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu

Dr. G. Prem Premkumar
College of Business
Iowa State University
http://www.iastate.edu
 

Dr. Shaoyi He, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Information Sciences and Technology
The Pennsylvania State University
http://www.ist.psu.edu


Prof Glenn A. Woroch 
University of California 
Department of Economics 
http://www.berkeley.edu
 

Dr. Sue Conger
Associate Professor
IT Area Director
University of Dallas
http://www.udallas.edu
 

Dr. Walt Scacchi, Ph.D.
Institute for Software Research,
Information and Computer Science Dept.
http://www.uci.edu

Dr. Nick Bontis
Assistant Professor, Strategic Management
Michael G. DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
http://www.mcmaster.ca
 

Dr. Michael R. Ward
Visiting Associate Professor
Department of Economics
University of Texas at Arlington
http://www.uta.edu
 

Professor Kevin Zhu,  Ph.D. 
Information Technology
Graduate School of Management
University of California, Irvine
http://www.uci.edu
 

Dr. Ali R. Montazemi, Ph.D.
Michael G. DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University, Canada
http://www.mcmaster.ca
 

Mohammed Nadeem
eBusiness Faculty
School of Business & Information Management
National University,  San Jose, CA
http://www.nu.edu

Dr. Sofyan Syafri Harahap
Trisakti University
Faculty of Economics
Jakarta, Indonesia
http://www.usakti.edu

Aniruddha Joshi
Faculty (Systems)
Department of Management Science
University of Pune
Pune, Maharashtra, India
http://www.unipune.ernet.in

Lyta Penna
Faculty of Informatics and Communication
Central Queensland University
Queensland, Australia
http://www.infocom.cqu.edu.au

 

Dr. Milena M. Head
Michael G. DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
http://www.mcmaster.ca

Stefan Zutt
Senior International Adviser on IT
United Nations
New York
United States
http://www.un.org

 

Dr. Joseph Farrell
Professor of Economics
U C Berkeley
Berkeley CA
http://elsa.berkeley.edu

 

Jim Gast
Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Software Engineering
University of Wisconsin
Platteville.
http://www.uwplatt.edu

 

Lih-Bin Oh
Assistant Professor
Department of Information Management and Electronic Commerce
School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
http://www.xjtu.edu.cn  

Michael L. Young
Director, Network Engineering Department
Virginia College at Austin
USA
http://www.vc.edu

Leonardo Legorreta
MIS Department, College of Business Administration
California State University
USA
http://www.calstate.edu

 

James M. Aquilina
Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel
Stroz Friedberg, LLC
http://www.strozllc.com
Los Angeles

If you would like to join EC-council as honorary member, please send us your resume and your academic achievements to info@eccouncil.org

 

Disclaimer

None of the Honorary Council members are part of the management of the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants and as such, they should not be construed to be part of the Board of Directors of EC-Council.

 

 

3.     EC-Council LPT Governing Board

About the LPT Board

The EC-Council | Licensed Penetration Tester (L|PT) Licensure Board is a member based network of volunteers that are recognized by EC-Council and the society as key leaders in the field of information security. They are carefully selected from the industry and are committed to the information security community. An invitation is extended to these individuals to be part of the L|PT Licensure Board and the selection criteria are based on the credibility and contribution to the information security community. More importantly, they remain an independent voice for the industry.

With the formation of the Board, we hope to identity changes to our present EC-Council | Licensed Penetration Tester (L|PT) licensure criteria and procedures and to ensure that our license remains valuable and up-to-date. The L|PT Licensure Board shall hereby be responsible to advice EC-Council in the development and the maintenance of EC-Council L|PT licensing matters.

Roles and Responsibilities of the LPT Licensure Board

The role and responsibilities of the EC-Council | Licensed Penetration Tester (L|PT) Licensure Board members vary based on their area of expertise, the development projects at hand and the resource availability of members. Their contribution can be in many ways, some of which are stipulated below and are by no means exhaustive:

·         Contribute innovative ideas for the benefit of expanding as well as develop the L|PT licensing procedure for certified members.

·         Represent EC-Council in global events for the benefit of the security community.

·         Indulge in the sharing of best practices and assist the EC-Council management in driving global standards in providing world-class, quality licenses.

·         Contribute in technical reviews and assist EC-Council in disseminating knowledge and information pertaining to information security.

·         Mentor and advise the EC-Council management by sharing their knowledge and experience in continuous effort in upbringing the L|PT licensure standards.

·         Advocate for EC-Council activities and events sponsored or supported by EC-Council, as well as promote peer interaction and professional development.

·         Assist the management of EC-Council in designing and developing ideas for the continuity of the L|PT application procedure.

LPT Board members

 

First Name	Last Name	Country	Designation	Company/ Organization
Jason	Cochetti	USA	Computer Scientist	DOD USAF
Michael	Critchley	UK	IT Security Consultant	Cap Gemini Aspire
Todd	Haverkos	USA	Sr. Security Consultant	IBM
Berlene	Herren	USA	Security Engineer	Hewlett-Packard
Keith	Holland	USA	Sr. Network Security Engineer	General Dynamics
Gearion	Jurek	USA	Chief Computer Scientist	DOD USAF
Nitin	Kumar	USA	Vice President – Security & Privacy Services	Deloitte & Touche LLP
James	Nicol	USA	Security Analyst	Northrop Grumman IT, TASC
Daniel	Van Huissteden	Netherlands	Sr. Security Consultant	Capgemini
Arnold S.	Wager	UK	Consultant Engineer	British Telecom

 

Disclaimer
None of the EC-Council | Licensed Penetration Tester (L|PT) Licensure Board members are part of the management team of the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) and as such, they should not be construed to be part of the Board of Directors of EC-Council.

 

  

4.     EC-Council Scheme Committee

 
About the Scheme Committee

The EC-Council | Scheme Committee is a member based network of volunteers that are recognized by EC-Council and the society as key leaders in the field of information security. They are carefully selected from either the academia and/or industry and are committed in the information security community. An invitation is extended to these individuals to be part of the Scheme Committee and the selection criteria are based on their credibility and contribution to the security community. More importantly, they remain an independent voice for the industry.

 

With the formation of this committee, we hope to identify changes to our present EC-Council | Continuing Education (E|CE) system and to ensure that our certifications remain valuable and up-to-date, and that all EC-Council certified professionals maintain and widen their knowledge base constantly to avoid revocation of EC-Council’s certification exams. The Scheme Committee shall hereby be responsible for the development and the maintenance of EC-Council certifications.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Scheme Committee

The role and responsibilities of the EC-Council | Scheme Committee members vary based on their area of expertise, the development projects at hand and the resource availability of members. Their contribution can be in many ways, some of which are stipulated below and are by no means exhaustive:

·         Contribute innovative ideas for the benefit of expanding as well as develop the E|CE system for certified members.

·         Represent EC-Council in global events for the benefit of the security community.

·         Indulge in the sharing of best practices and assist the EC-Council management in driving global standards in providing world-class, quality certifications.

·         Contribute in technical reviews and assist EC-Council in disseminating knowledge and information pertaining to information security.

·         Mentor and advise the EC-Council management by sharing their knowledge and experience in continuous effort in upbringing the E|CE system and EC-Council certifications.

·         Advocate and promote peer interaction and professional development.

·         Assist the management of EC-Council in designing and developing ideas for new training programs and content.

Scheme Committee Members

 

First Name	Last Name	Country	Designation	Company/Organization
Scott	Applegate	USA	US Army Communications Officer	US Army
Russell	Butturini	USA	Network Engineer	Epic Technologies
Joseph	Juchniewicz	USA	Security Consultant	Accudata Systems Inc
Robert	Lai	USA	Software Systems Engineer	Science Applications Int'l Corp
Denis	O'Callaghan	England	Security Consultant	Alive Consultants LTD
Bill	Varhol	USA	Network Administrator	GreenPath Debt Solutions

  

Disclaimer
None of the EC-Council | Scheme Committee members are part of the management team of the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) and as such, they should not be construed to be part of the Board of Directors of EC-Council.