Graydon McKee is the VP and COO of Ascension Risk Management LLC. He has extensive experience in developing and implementing information risk management and information security programs for clients in both the public and private sectors. Prior to forming Ascension Risk Management, Mr. McKee was a Manager in Deloitte & Touche LLP's Security and Privacy Practice, where he worked with clients in the financial sector. He also served as a Senior Security Architect with the Unisys Federal Information Security Practice, serving public-sector clients. Mr. McKee holds a bachelor of arts in sociology from Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA) and a master of science in information assurance from Norwich University (Northfield, Vermont, USA). He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Mr. McKee has been repeatedly recognized for "Outstanding Contributions to Federal Government Information System Security Education" by the Potomac Forum Ltd., a nonprofit educational foundation (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), awarded the 2005 Unisys Global Gold Recognition Award for outstanding contributions to information security and Unisys, and recognized by Unisys customers for "significantly contributing to their business success" in a 2005-2006 customer satisfaction survey. Mr. McKee can be reached at gmckee@ascensionriskmanagement.com.