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Derek Schatz

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Director of Information Security at Virgin Galactic
📍 Orange County, California, United States

Derek is an information security leader with over 25 years of experience building security programs for aerospace and fintech companies like Virgin Galactic and Boeing. He holds a CISSP certification and a BA from UC Irvine. Colleagues describe him as organized, competent, and knowledgeable.

Outside of his corporate roles, Derek is passionate about education and social causes. He has served as an adjunct instructor at San Diego State University and has provided security consulting for non-profit organizations focused on human rights, social justice, and democracy.

He co-authored the book "Cisco Security Specialists Guide to PIX Firewalls" and contributed a chapter to another on setting security program priorities.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director of Information Security
Location
Orange County, California, United States
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Aerospace Cybersecurity
He has extensive experience at Boeing and Virgin Galactic and recently participated in a panel discussion on space cybersecurity at Embry-Riddle Prescott university.
Security Program Building
His career highlights building and leading enterprise and product security programs from the ground up, a topic on which he has also published.
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Career

Work history

7-2021 - 12-2025
Director of Information Security
Virgin Galactic
7-2020 - 7-2021
Information Security Consultant
Self Employed
12-2020 - 6-2021
Adjunct Instructor
San Diego State University
11-2017 - 6-2020
Director of Information Security
MeridianLink
9-2006 - 11-2017
Senior Security Architect
Boeing
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Education
BA
UC Irvine
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