Rick Bauer, Exec. Director (Interim) of ONF

Rick brings a career of IT management to these tasks, having served as a technology officer and CIO for a variety of companies. Rick was the founding chair of the Cybersecurity Credentials Collaborative, representing cybersecurity and privacy certifications worldwide. Rick was also Director of Technology and Executive Director for the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), and R&D Director for CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Trade Association. He has helped to create and manage 10 different technical certifications for various organizations worldwide. Rick has advanced degrees from Harvard, the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, and lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA