Chris Wolski is a distinguished information security expert and former information security officer for four organizations, including one of the nation’s largest maritime ports and a Fortune 1000 company. Using his industry knowledge, Chris teaches courses for the Master of Legal Studies and Juris Doctorate programs at Texas A&M School of Law and teaches the Cybersecurity Bachelor of Applied Technology at Lone Star College. Building on his experience of leading multiple information security programs, he founded Applied Security Convergence, a consulting firm that guides small and medium businesses in e-commerce, manufacturing, maritime, and oil & gas industries through information security and compliance requirements. A U.S. Navy Veteran and award-winning transformational information security leader, Chris has nearly three decades of cross-industry cybersecurity expertise.

As a former Port of Houston Authority Director of Information Security, he led the port through successfully stopping a nation-state cyber-attack ultimately attributed to Volt Typhoon. His career includes being awarded a U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Service Citation for promoting cybersecurity information sharing and analysis within the Houston maritime industry. Chris holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity from the University of Maryland Global Campus.