Assured Enterprises Board
Board of Directors
Stephen M. Soble
Chairman
With more than 35 years of professional experience, Steve has led companies and advised boards, including many Fortune 500 companies on matters including creation and execution of bold strategic business plans, corporate governance, compliance, and ethics.
James M. Simon, Jr.
Director
Jim is the former Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Administration, founded Microsoft’s Institute for Advanced Technology for Governments and was Chief Strategist for its Worldwide Public Sector. He is CEO of a consulting firm and teaches cybersecurity in the University of Alabama’s Department of Criminal Justice.
Board of Advisors
Dr. William S. Rees, Jr.
Advisory Board Chairman
Will is a former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Sciences, who has had responsibility for cybersecurity R&D at Los Alamos National Laboratory and was a Professor and Institute Director at Georgia Tech.
Lord Daniel Brennan QC
Advisory Board
Lord Brennan has been a life Peer and member of UK’s House of Lords since 2000. A former Chairman of the Bar of England and Wales, Lord Brennan has specialized in both advisory and litigation work globally, on behalf of governments and major financial institutions among others. Lord Brennan brings integrity, insight and creative thought to the cybersecurity and data protection challenges facing major financial institutions, NATO, military and law enforcement agencies, and many others.
Dr. Annie I. Antón
Advisory Board
Annie Antón is a Professor in and former Chair of the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, an adjunct professor in the School of CS, and holds a Business Law & Ethics courtesy appointment in the Scheller College of Business
Dr. Steven E. Koonin
Advisory Board
Steven E. "Steve" Koonin is a former Undersecretary for Science and a theoretical physicist and Director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University. He is also a professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering
Mr. James Shields
Advisory Board
Mr. James D. Shields is a leader with a proven ability to define the strategic direction for technology-based businesses and to achieve ambitious revenue and profit goals. He has built successful businesses in both the government and commercial sectors. In the process, Mr. Shields has led and motivated senior management teams and organizations of significant size. He has a broad network of government, academic and commercial relationships.
Mr. Joshua I. Smith
Advisory Board
Josh served on the Boards of Directors for FedEx Corp., Caterpillar, Inc., Allstate Insurance Corp, and Inland Steel Company. He was Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the MAXIMA Corporation and a former Presidential appointee. Josh brings a deep understanding of commercial and business realities to Assured’s strategic planning.