Doug Davidson, CISA
Director of Information Technology Services
Doug joined GBQ in 2016 bringing 30 years of experience working with technology in small and midmarket companies. Prior to joining the firm, Doug was President and CEO of Jacadis, a Columbusbased information security and information risk management firm. Previously, he was Practice Leader for web technologies at SARCOM and FrontWay.

Doug’s passion is for the business side of the information risk management, security and compliance equation. He works with business leaders and executives in small and middlemarket companies to assess and improve the operationalization of information risk and information security programs. Doug also advises information security and compliance leadership in larger enterprises focusing on control assessment and improvement in areas such as security leadership, policy and procedure, security awareness, third party risk management and compliance with HIPAA, PCI and ISO 27001.

Doug has lead security, risk and compliance assessment projects with startup and emerging small businesses, family-owned, middlemarket and public companies, as well as institutions of higher education and state and local governmental entities.

He serves as the ex officio member of clients or coaches information security steering committees in financial, collection, health care, technology and staffing clients. He has handled the leadership of incident response and breach investigations for clients of all sizes.

Doug is a recognized speaker, regularly presenting at local and regional business and professional organizations. He is a two-time faculty member of InfoSec World.

Doug is an active member of the Columbus community. He is a past board member of the Hilliard Chamber of Commerce, former Program Chairman for the local Columbus ISACA Chapter and former Secretary of the Russ Helickson Youth Wrestling League. He is an Eagle Scout and a lifetime Scouter