Leadership
Mark Gordon
Chief Executive Officer, Gordon Funding International Corporation
Mark is a senior cybersecurity and risk management expert with mastered domestic and international experience at respected companies like American Airlines, Cisco Systems, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, Huntington Bank, IBM, and Intel — 38 years of deep expertise in Application, Cloud, and AI-based security.
Experience at
Intel Achievement
Top 1%
of workforce · 2010
Core Expertise
Where Deep Technical Mastery Meets Executive Leadership
Expert ability to define and solve problems, communicate effectively, and manage global teams is the foundation of Mark's success in securing high-stakes digital transformations. He excels at navigating the evolving threat landscape, specifically in hardening AI-driven architectures and cloud environments against the most sophisticated modern vulnerabilities.
Secure Architecture
Designing resilient, security-first system architectures that withstand modern threat vectors.
Threat Modeling
Systematic identification and mitigation of security risks across complex enterprise environments.
Secure CI/CD Pipelines
Building security into the software delivery lifecycle from the ground up.
Shifting Security-Left
Software Composition Analysis, Static/Interactive/Real-time and Dynamic Application Security Testing (SCA, SAST, IAST, DAST).
Penetration Testing
Managing penetration test execution and deciding vulnerability remediation strategies.
Third-Party Vendor Risk
Managing risk through SOC reviews, GLBA, GDPR/CCPA, and PCI-DSS compliance frameworks.
Leadership & Teaching
Giving Back to the Profession
Adjunct Professor
Teaching information security at Minnesota State University and Metropolitan State University, shaping the next generation of security professionals.
Security Champions Program
Led the Security Champions program at Huntington Bank, embedding a security-first culture across development teams.
Industry Leadership
Active participation in industry associations, security forums, and leadership conferences — contributing to the broader information security community.
Tae Kwon Do Sensei
Proven ability to influence and lead in person as a sensei in Tae Kwon Do — discipline, focus, and mentorship beyond the boardroom.
World Champion Athlete
Helped Coach the Arizona Bobcats to a World Championship in the youth Pee-Wee AAA hockey in Quebec, Canada — a testament to competitive excellence and team leadership from an early age.
Recognition
Notable Awards
Intel Software Quality Award
Intel I.T. Excellence Award
Division Recognition Awards
8 awards across nearly two decades of consistent excellence.