Ray DeMeo

Ray DeMeo is Managing Director at Pulse Drive Group and a corporate growth leader in cybersecurity. He co-founded Virsec Systems, serving as its CEO and later COO, and was Chief Growth Officer at GrammaTech. His career includes executive roles at Dell and EqualLogic, where he led Asia Pacific operations, service on a subcommittee of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), and mentoring through the Harvard Business School new venture competition. He holds a CISSP and a Microsoft Certified Azure AI Fundamentals credential, a mechanical engineering degree from Norwich University, and a master's in business management and finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As Vice President of Industry Engagement, he leads the chapter's sponsorship and industry partnerships.