Pete Zerger, vCISO, CISSP in

Pete Zerger, vCISO, CISSP

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Managing Partner and CEO at Lumagate
📍 Spring, Texas, United States

Pete Zerger is the Managing Partner and CEO at Lumagate, serving as a vCISO and cybersecurity strategist. He specializes in developing zero trust security architectures and AI governance strategies for the education, financial services, and healthcare industries. Pete holds a CISSP certification and is described by peers as encouraging, responsive, and possessing a wealth of knowledge.

He is a prolific author and educator in the cybersecurity space, having created numerous training resources and spoken at Microsoft conferences. Pete has a passion for community building, co-founding the SystemCenterCentral web community and founding the System Center Virtual User Group to share knowledge with users worldwide.

In a single year, Pete provided security training to over 500, 000 exam candidates across 50 countries.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Spring, Texas, United States
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Cybersecurity Education
He is a LinkedIn Learning instructor, author of multiple exam prep books like "CISSP: The Last Mile, " and creates content for his popular YouTube channel for security professionals.
Zero Trust Architecture
A core part of his professional focus is guiding organizations in the design and implementation of robust zero trust security frameworks to protect against modern threats.
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Career

Work history

10-2016
Managing Partner and CEO
Lumagate
10-2020
vCISO
Financial Institution [confidential]
6-2023
Advisor - Stealth mode SaaS startup
Confidential
6-2017
LinkedIn Learning Instructor
LinkedIn
Freelance (Self employed)
Contract
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Education
2002 - 2004
Bachelors of Science
Kennedy Western
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