Charles Cresson Wood, American information systems security consultant, software firm executive, educator. Certified Public Accountant California; certified information system security professional, info system auditor. Founder & former president Foundation Alternative Research; past board directors Mid-Peninsula Peace Center electronic data processing Auditors' Association, World Future Society, Information Systems Security Association.
Background
Wood, Charles Cresson was born on February 22, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Wistar and Margaret Davis(Ansley) W. Biosystems Engineering with honors in Accounting, University of Pennsylvania, 1976, Microsoft Security Essentials in Computerand Information Science, 1979, Master of Business Administration in Finance, 1979. Certified Public Accountant, California Teaching fellowcomputer science University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1976-1979.
Education
Biosystems Engineering in Accounting with honors, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1976. Microsoft Security Essentials in Computer and Information Science, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979. Master of Business Administration in Finance, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979.
Career
Computer science teaching fellow University Pennsylvania, 1976—1979. System performance engineer Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Washington, 1976. System designer American Management Systems, 1977.
Accountant Richard Eisner & Company, New York City, 1978. Consultant, computer system security Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, 1979—1983. Senior information security consultant Bank of America, San Francisco, 1984—1985.
Member, faculty Golden Gate University, 1984—1988. Founder & principal consultant Information Integrity Investments, since 1984. Security consultant & analyst, specializing finance information system, computer security and privacy, cryptography.
President Baseline Software, since 1989.
Membership
Founder & former president Foundation Alternative Research. Past board directors Mid-Peninsula Peace Center electronic data processing Auditors' Association, World Future Society, Information Systems Security Association.