Jim Goepel is CEO and General Counsel for Fathom Cyber and an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law. He holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Drexel University and a JD and LLM from the Antonin Scalia Law School. Jim was previously General Counsel and Chief Technology Officer for a cybersecurity company, in-house counsel to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and Unisys Corporation, and an Associate at a large law firm. Jim was an IT professional before attending law school, and worked for both start-up companies and the U.S. Congress.  This varied background gives Jim unique insight into the legal, technology, and business aspects of cybersecurity and data privacy.

FBI Special Agent Cerena Coughlin is the Employment Recruiter and Applicant Coordinator for the Philadelphia Field Office and local Coordinator for InfraGard, a public/private partnership between the FBI and representatives of critical infrastructure. She was a member of the Los Angeles Innocent Images SAFE Team where she participated in investigations of child exploitation, and was assigned to Counterterrorism squads in LA and Baltimore, and Cyber in Philadelphia. She joined the FBI in March, 2001.

Mark Eggleston is a senior executive specializing in security and privacy program development and management. He currently serves as vice president, chief information security officer and privacy officer at Health Partners Plans in Philadelphia, where he leads the implementation and maturation of various security technologies and privacy initiatives. He also manages a business continuity and disaster recovery program. Mr. Eggleston’s unique background and expertise in information technology, program and people management — combined with his diverse experience in managed care and health care provider systems — has positioned him as a thought leader and frequent industry speaker

Mr. Eggleston started his professional career serving as a program manager and psychotherapist at a hospital serving children and adolescents. Later, Mr. Eggleston helped develop an internal compliance approach — complete with policies and tools — ensuring a geographically dispersed health care provider organization (across 19 states) complied with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Mr. Eggleston then transitioned to applying his HIPAA expertise at Health Partners Plans. He has been promoted into a series of positions to direct the organization’s security and business continuity programs. Mr. Eggleston has also helped to implement many successful security controls, including single sign-on (SSO), Identity and Access Management (IAM) and a vulnerability assessment program.

Mr. Eggleston received his Bachelor of Science in psychology from Radford University. Later, Mr. Eggleston received both his Master of Social Work and his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Management Information Systems from Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition, Mr. Eggleston holds CHPS, CHPS and CISSP certifications.