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Tyler Northrup

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Chief Executive Officer at IRA Financial
📍 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Tyler Northrup is the Chief Executive Officer at IRA Financial, leveraging an extensive background in information security from previous roles as an Information Security Officer. He holds a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification and earned his bachelors degree from South Dakota State University.

Outside of his executive role, Tyler is an avid craftsman and outdoorsman. He is passionate about kayaking, a hobby that extends to building his own boats by hand. He enjoys adventurous, multi-day kayaking and camping trips with his family.

He once spent over 500 hours building a wooden kayak for a trip down the Missouri River with his son.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Personality Overview

How Tyler shows up

Curious
Value Driven
Example Seeker

They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Tyler cares about

Information Security
His career was built on information security leadership at organizations like The University of South Dakota, reflecting deep expertise in the field.
Retirement Investing
As CEO of IRA Financial, he is focused on providing clients with self-directed retirement investment options and transforming how people prepare for retirement.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Chief Executive Officer
IRA Financial
7-2005 - 11-2023
Sr. Director, IST
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
10-2002 - 7-2005
Director, Information Security / Information Security Officer
The University of South Dakota
12-1997 - 10-2002
Information Security Officer / IT Manager
The Credit Store
4-1995 - 12-1997
Technical Support Manager
Gateway
In the press

Media appearances

IRA Financial investing in the next generation. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1989 - 1993
Bachelors
South Dakota State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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