Edward Vasko, CISSP, is the Director of Boise State University’s Institute of Pervasive Cybersecurity. He is a cybersecurity leader and entrepreneur with over 30-years of industry experience. Prior to joining Boise State University, Edward established and was a Senior Vice President at Avertium, a leading national managed security and consulting provider. Before establishing Avertium, he was the co-Founder and CEO of Terra Verde. Prior to being acquired by growth equity in 2018, Terra Verde was one of the nation’s largest providers of cybersecurity advisory and managed security services, with over 2,000 active clients around the world.
Edward’s other passion is tackling the challenge of enabling a “Ready to Work” cyber workforce. He has served on over 20 advisory boards providing expertise around cybersecurity industry needs, career pathways, and competency development. He has been appointed by multiple governors to lend his expertise to solving workforce challenges. He was the industry co-chair of the 2019 NICE Conference in Phoenix.