LTC Douglas
Gray, USA (Ret.)
LTC Douglas Gray, USA (Ret.)
Founder
GrayVector LLC
Doug Gray is a cybersecurity and strategic risk leader with over 20 years of experience spanning federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors. His career has focused on advancing operational resilience, maturing cybersecurity governance, and leading high-impact teams through transformational change.
Doug began his cyber journey as an Army information systems management officer, leading the 10th Mountain Division’s cybersecurity operations during combat and later guiding the U.S. Army Command and Control Support Agency to runner-up for the NSA’s prestigious Rowlett Award for organizational excellence in cybersecurity. These experiences laid the foundation for a career built on mission alignment, innovation, and measurable outcomes.
Since transitioning from uniformed service, Doug has held executive roles in government and industry, serving as a senior cybersecurity leader for a financial regulator, leading information assurance for the U.S. Senate, and managing global cybersecurity and ITSM efforts for a member of the Intelligence Community. He has developed enterprise risk programs, modernized ITSM platforms, and created frameworks such as the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University’s Intelligence Preparation for Operational Resilience (IPOR). His credentials include the CISSP-ISSMP, CRISC, and the CISO certificate from the National Defense University.
Doug is the creator of the Cyber Success Vector™, a comprehensive leadership and workforce development model that aligns cyber talent with mission-critical needs, fostering the skills, resilience, and leadership required to succeed in high-stakes environments. The model is the subject of Doug’s newly released book, The Total Pro: Future-Ready Cyber Talent Through the Cyber Success Vector™.
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