Ascent Leadership Team
Our leaders reflect the experience and passion of our team, continuously pushing Ascent to grow and strive for excellence.
As a collaborative team, we know that no one person leads an organization. Our leadership team sets the strategic direction for our work, then collaborates with our Stewards to refine and execute against our vision.
With experience across the public and private sectors, our leadership team provides a holistic approach to service excellence. Their backgrounds and experiences help inform our work, ensuring we effectively serve our customers. The cyber industry takes on the most challenging problems in business, but you won’t find a group of people who are more passionate about effective, comprehensive cybersecurity to keep your company safe.
Josh Decker
Sr. Director, Professional Services
Peter Dowd
Sr. Managing Director, Operations
Jason Floyd
Sr. Managing Director, CTO Cybersecurity
Howard Friedman
Sr. Managing Director, Strategy
JD Harris
Chairman and CEO
Justin Jones
Chief of Staff
Crystal Nellermoe
Controller
Kari Sanders
Chief People Officer, Managing Director-Forge
Sean Stavast
Sr. Director, Marketing
Chris Turnquist
Sr. Managing Director, Strategic Accounts
Inga Weierke
Director, Human Resources
Jennifer Wilking
Director, M&A Operations, Change and Communication
Tim Zabilla
Sr. Managing Director, CTO
Ascent Board Members
Matt Auster
Partner, RunTide Capital
Chuck Auster
Partner, RunTide Capital
Wendy Garrity
Cyber Security & Leadership Consultant
JD Harris
Chairman and CEO, Ascent Solutions
Rob Manning
Partner, RunTide Capital
Joel Moryn
Sr. VP, ArchKey Solutions
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Saving a Global Construction Firm from Ransomware
June 8, 2021 – Leveraging a Rapid Risk Assessment and Incident Response to help a Customer in need.
