Michael Lester

Chief Information Security Officer

Magenic

Michael Lester is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Naval Postgraduate School. He was a decorated U.S. Marine Corps pilot and an IT and leadership instructor at the Naval Academy. Early in his career Michael worked as a software developer, a QA manager, and a project manager. He also served in multiple leadership roles both local and national as a General Manager, National Director, VP, and now as the Chief Information Security Officer of Magenic Technologies, a company that specializes in planning, designing, building and maintaining an enterprise’s most mission critical systems. He is a member of MENSA, holds a Bachelor’s degrees in History, a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, and an MBA with emphasis in Leadership Development. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).