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= Tom McAndrew = Thomas Toshikazu McAndrew (born November 24, 1977) is an American entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and public speaker in information security. He is the co-founder and CEO of Coalfire Systems, Inc, one of the largest global firms dedicated to cybersecurity and Cloud services. He is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading cybersecurity experts in both the commercial and government sectors responsible for the security and validation of more than 2,000 organizations globally. McAndrew has received several awards in cybersecurity and leadership including being recognized as one of the top influencers in Federal IT (FCW Federal 100), 40 under 40 business leaders in Seattle, top senior security leaders in North America (ISC2), and has several certifications in cybersecurity.

Prior to joining Coalfire, McAndrew had a distinguished career in information security and weapons systems for the Navy; he still serves in the Navy Reserves. He has worked for the Space and Naval Warfare Command, Office of Naval Intelligence, National Reconnaissance Office, Office of Naval Research, and has made deployments in support of overseas combat operations. Various leadership positions at, Space and Naval Warfare Command (SPAWAR), Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

McAndrew is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington, a Master of Science degree in Information Technology from the University of Maryland, and a Master’s certificate in Space Systems from the Naval Post-Graduate School.

Early life and education
McAndrew grew up in Bellevue, Washington with his mother and sister. Active in sports, he earned two blackbelts (Tae Kwon Do and Arnis — Filipino knife/stick fighting) and was recruited into Interlake High School football. In school, he was class president, graduating valedictorian. He then chose to go to the Naval Academy and begin a career in the military. McAndrew graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2000 with a Bachelors of Science (B.S.), Economic, Japanese and became a surface warfare officer from 2000-2006, serving two tours in the Middle East.

Naval Career
After completing training in Newport at Surface Warfare Officer School Command, McAndrew reported to USS PELELIU (LHA-5). On LHA-5, McAndrew served as a Deck Officer, a Fire Control Officer, and a Tactical Action Officer responsible for protecting the ship against attacks.

McAndrew continued his Naval career supporting numerous cyber and electronic warfare efforts with Space and Naval Warfare Command (SPAWAR), Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and Office of Naval Research (ONR) where he served as the Tactical Cyber Special Projects Lead in Washington, D.C. and received the Navy Reserve's 2014 Outstanding Junior Officer of the Year award for contributions to groundbreaking technologies such as tactical cyber range and augmented-reality glasses. McAndrew earned recognition as ONR's 2014 Reserve Science and Technology Officer of the Year and was the first Reservist to win a Federal 100 Award for supporting research and development of innovative technologies that enable Sailors and Marines to operate more effectively in cyberspace.McAndrew’s efforts have contributed to more than a dozen special projects that have been funded and delivered—including unmanned air and ground vehicles and the first cyber training ranges designed specifically for tactical cyber training for the Marine Corps.

In addition to managing a dozen research projects at ONR related to cyber and electronic warfare, McAndrew was also the lead cyber investigator for the Office of Naval Intelligence's inspector general and helped the director of national intelligence tackle insider threats. In the latter role, he facilitated closer collaboration between the intelligence community and private cloud providers, and his enthusiasm for cloud technology has helped agencies get more from their cloud adoption.

Most recently, McAndrew served as the Deputy Commodore of Task Force 59, Unmanned & Artificial intelligence (A.I.) integration, a first of its kind task force established by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command's (NAVCENT) in the 5th Fleet area of operations. McAndrew was among the early 21 high calibar team members sought specifically to adapt and implement cutting edge technology to enhance the 5th Fleet mission and the exercise planner for the largest unmanned maritime exercise in the world, International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2022. Task Force 59 has since served as a test bed for the Navy’s first employment of unmanned sea vessels (USV), and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) in numbers that combine their capabilities with manned platforms for multi-domain operations in all areas of the maritime battlespace from air to below the sea.

In addition to serving in the Navy Reserve as a ship, cyber, and space expert, McAndrew travels to the National Reconnaissance Office in Chantilly, Virginia, every month to work with the nation’s intelligence satellites.

Coalfire
In 2006, McAndrew joined Coalfire, a technology company focused on cybersecurity and IT support, as a consultant while completeing his Masters in Science and Information Technology from the University of Maryland. Since that time, McAndrew held key leadership roles spanning Sales, Operations, Service Delivery, and Technical Testing, Chief Operating officer and most recently serving as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.

As the Chief Executive Officer at Coalfire, McAndrew implemented new services to meet the growing challenges in cybersecurity in such areas as cloud computing, forensics, penetration testing, architecture, and cyber engineering, and expanded Coalfire’s compliance and assurance services. He initiated 11 different business units and opened up more than nine offices globally establishing Coalfire as the cyber security leader in a variety of industries including financial services, healthcare, government, payment processors, technology, and cloud.

McAndrew is described by his company as driving aggressive growth for the company’s strategic business units; under his leadership, Sales and Delivery teams have grown the business an average of 40+% annually over the past five years while supporting more than 2,000 customers annually.

McAndrew is a leading expert of compliance in virtual and cloud computing environments with extensive government experience, working through FedRAMP, FISMA, DITSCAP, and DIACAP processes for more than 10 years. He presented at VMWorld 2011 and 2012 in the U.S. and Europe on compliance challenges and solutions for virtual environments. He has also presented on a variety of information security topics for the FTC, State Agencies, the FDIC, and other information security and audit organizations such as the IIA, ISACA, and the ISSA.

Awards
McAndrew has received several awards in cybersecurity and leadership including being recognized as one of the top influencers in Federal IT (FCW Federal 100), 40 under 40 business leaders in Seattle, top senior security leaders in North America (ISC2), and has several certifications in cybersecurity.

2019 Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) Uniformed Services Award.

2014 Navy Reserve's 2014 Outstanding Junior Officer of the Year.

McAndrew was also named by SC Media as a Security Executive of the Year Finalist in 2021, highlighting his outstanding leadership in growing Coalfire to be the largest provider of #PCI services in North America.

Charity
From 2012 to 2018, McAndrew served as Chairman of the Board At Cascadia College Foundation, Bothell, WA. Supporting Cascadia's students in higher education.

He has served on several boards including start-ups, not for profit, and education.

Personal life
In his personal time, he is loves riding motorcycles, and Nintendo.