Meet Aaron
Aaron Ansari
Aaron brings practical knowledge which allows him to deliver tailored solutions for his clients. He has overall responsibility for the accelerating growth in the North Central US and focuses on key verticals to expand products and services to those verticals specific needs. His practical knowledge comes from over a decade as a security practitioner in the Financial Services vertical.
At BMW Financial Services, Aaron served as the Chief Security Architect. He oversaw development and application of IS application security policies, standards, and guidelines. He managed application compliance across the BMW & also served as a subject expert ensuring key vendors and partners maintained BMW’s practices. Aaron built his AppSec portfolio with prior roles at JPMC, Cardinal Health and Huntington Banks. At JPMC, he led application security management of multiple security groups which included the customer deposits platform, BC&DR planning and long-term risk planning for apps and some internal auditing. At Cardinal, he oversaw the installation & management of intrusion detection devices globally, also conducting HIPAA audits.
Aaron received his MBA from Franklin & his BS in Comp Sci from OSU. He gives back to the community and uses his experience as an instructor at Franklin University, teaching Info Sec. Aaron also has an active family life & spends much time with his two kids & wife. They reside in Dublin, Ohio and are involved in their church as well as volunteering for their kids’ school and sports teams. Aaron has completed several full and half Ironman triathlons, as well as many marathons, half marathons and even some ultra runs - endurance sports are a passion of his and he'll talk your ear off about them if you let him.