Tolgay is a business-driven IT/Cybersecurity GRC leader and trusted business partner with three decades of experience in education, healthcare, research, distribution, and government sectors. He is the founding Director of the MS in Cybersecurity program and teaches online Cybersecurity GRC courses as an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity in the Barowsky School of Business at Dominican University of California. Tolgay has also served as the CISO for multiple University of California campuses. Early in his career, he managed the U.S. IT operations for a leading national fuel systems integrator and distributor. He is an accredited ISACA trainer for most of the certifications and has more than 50 industry certifications, a B.S. degree in computer engineering, an MBA, and a Ph.D. focusing on information security. He also volunteers for various non-profit organizations as a board member, and frequently participates at cybersecurity conferences as a presenter.

His contribution to the cybersecurity community was recognized with the 2022 C100 Award – Top 100 CISOs by CISOs Connect.