Dr. Eric Lynn David is a cybersecurity and IT senior leader with over two decades of experience leading strategic initiatives across healthcare, fintech, and supply chain sectors. He holds a PhD in Information Technology and specializes in ethical hacking, risk management, and data-driven security operations. Known for his servant leadership style and pattern-centric thinking, Eric has helped organizations achieve top-tier compliance ratings and build resilient, forward-looking IT infrastructures. Outside of his professional work, Eric is a published author, martial arts historian, and lifelong creative. He brings a unique blend of analytical rigor and artistic insight to every challenge—believing that curiosity, structure, and collaboration are the keys to meaningful innovation.
Dissertation: "Evaluating the Impact of Metrics-based Security Tools on Company Performance and Decision-making."
Degrees include 2023 - PhD, Information Technology - Information Security (5 yrs). 2011 - MS, Managing Information Technology (1 yr). 2009 - BS, Information Technology (2 yrs). 1999 - AAS, Criminal Justice (4 yrs).
Certificates include 2026 - LSSBB Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (SGGI candidate). 2023 - ISACA CISM (candidate). 2026 - Theory of Constraints (TOC candidate). 2023 - IANS Executive Competencies (certified). 2021 - ISACA Membership 1397448. 2021 - CITI Soc & Beh Research 42575501 (certified). 2024 - SBFI Forensics Investigator (certified SBS Institute). 2024 - SBEH Ethical Hacker (certified SBS Institute). 2016 - Executive Leadership of Cybersecurity CSBS (certified). 2015 - FBI Banker's Conference (cert of attendance). 2006 - SHRM Society for Human Resource Management (cert of completion).
Memberships: InfraGard since 2025 (Infragard Public Member ID: 81f154f14a064058813aa32ef853e331-1762573111) ISACA since 2021 (ISACA ID: 1397448).
Fun Fact: Eric coded his first website and IRC (Internet Relay Chat) program using WebTV Plus in 1997.
Super Powers: analytical mindset with a pension toward detecting patterns in all things. Preternatural tolerance levels. Stoicism. Teaching others with the patience of a mother hen. British spelling and sarcastic humour without the accent. Proactive listening.
Weaknesses: the wind. Most colours are painful (prefer black). Single spaces after periods in sentences. A tendency to leave a typo in every email.
Eric also has a love for all things DNA, Ancestry, and Family Tree/Lineage. It's a bit like solving a mystery. See the below section for more information--if interested.
