As a "CISO-in-residence" at Micro Focus, Stefan partners with senior executives and security leaders (CIO, CISO, CTO, CEO, etc.) as a trusted adviser to help develop efficient, effective security programs. From 2015-2018 he was CISO for the state of Oregon, where he led a team of 60 delivering delivering on centralized cybersecurity policy, education, governance and operations for over 100 autonomous agencies, boards and commissions serving Oregon in nearly every major industry. Stefan is also an adjunct professor for information security, where he has developed and delivered an advanced course in cybersecurity risk management.