Cory Retherford is an experienced information security practitioner and information technology thought leader with more than 20 years of experience. He has led many large data access and security stewardship projects through successful adoption.

As a Solutions Engineer for Spirion, Cory provides architectural expertise to augment and expand upon data stewardship using Spirion to meet compliance and reduce the risk of data loss by implementing controls such as data classifications and user awareness.

Prior to Spirion, Retherford spent 17 years in Higher Education management and technology services security architecture. His vast real world operational data security experiences in varied environments will bring insight to the discussion around the complex process to secure data.