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Director Dr. John. H. Nugent, CPA, CFE, CISM, FCPA is a Managing Director with the Huron Consulting Group (Symbol: HURN), and an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Management at the University of Dallas where he also served as Founder and Director of the University’s National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance, a National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security designated educational center. Nugent also served as the Director of the MBA in Information Assurance, the MM in Information Assurance, and MS in Information Assurance degree programs. Today these programs collectively constitute the largest graduate program in the United States in Information Assurance. Nugent is also a professor at James Madison University’s Graduate School of Management’s MBA program. Previously, Nugent served as a managing director of a venture capital firm focused in the telecommunications and IT sectors, as well as CEO and Board of Director Member of several AT&T subsidiaries with responsibility for operations in some 90+ countries. In this latter position, Nugent oversaw the design, development, and installation of over 100 state of the art secure communications products and systems ranging from chips, to products, to switches, to secure satellite networks. Here, Nugent worked closely with Foreign Ministries, Ministers of Defense and Interior, and many Intelligence agencies in securing their state assets and communications systems. Nugent additionally serves on several American Bar Association sub committees that research and publish on Information Security matters. Nugent additionally represents the University’s Center of Information Assurance on the U.S. Secret Service’s North Texas Electronic Crimes Task Force. Nugent is widely published and serves as a national speaker for many regulatory and commercial enterprises on matters dealing with telecommunications policy and information security. Previously, John drafted the national telecommunications infrastructure plan for a leading Asian nation. Nugent has been recognized for his work by universities, governments and major publications including Defense Electronics “10 Rising Stars,” and by the Republic of France with the award of the “Diplome de Citoyen D’Honneur.” |