Meet the Founders

Nick's passion for the technical and operational areas of cybersecurity started early, spending most of his high school career in the early 2000's building websites with his friends -- and, as one does with friends, trying to take down their websites while defending from the same kinds of activities on his end. Following that passion Nick graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Security and Risk Analysis and has spent his career helping bridge the gap between technical teams and business decision makers, identifying what security controls would provide the best return on investment for actually reducing risk to the business. Nick also is about to graduate from Texas A&M University School of Law in Spring of 2026 with a Masters of Legal Studies degree focusing on Cybersecurity Law and Policy.

In his career Nick has worked across a number of roles that span the breadth of cybersecurity, from front line investigation and incident response roles through to Chief Information Security Officer for tech companies. Previous employers include Rackspace Hosting, Mitel, Indeed, The New York Times, and Bluecore.

With Secure Start Partners Nick focuses on helping smaller and medium sized businesses by performing risk assessments of their security posture and their security program, and being able to help consult and assist with implementing a security program that maximizes risk reduction and achieves their business goals in as cost effective a manner as possible.