Ron Lepofsky, CISSP, is founder and president of ERE Information Security and Privacy Auditors, an information security audit and compliance company since 2000. Previously Ron was founder and president of data telecommunications company PTI Telecommunications, founded in 1989.

Ron graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, B.A. SC. And after that he spent time as a sales representative for high tech companies until he struck out on his own including stints at Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd., Timeplex Canada Limited and Data General Canada Ltd.

Ron is a frequent contributor of articles published in a wide variety of media outlets relating to information security, privacy, law, electrical utilities. He is also an avid blogger on the topics of security and privacy, both on the ERE site and other security sites. When not writing or auditing/implementing, Ron is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.

And if all that wasn’t enough, Ron also makes great dark chocolate-covered strawberries, nuts, dried fruit and cookies.