David Raymond Ph.D. ’08 has been named associate vice president and chief information security officer effective July 1, following the retirement of Randy Marchany, who had served as the university IT security officer since 2010.
“This title change formalizes David’s current responsibilities,” said Sharon P. Pitt, vice president for information technology and chief information officer. “David excels at building teams that are fully equipped to perform and achieve and is ready to carry forward the work to continue to strengthen our security posture. His capacity for urgent and rapid response, insight into current and emerging cyber threats, and knowledge of how to mitigate those threats will continue to serve Virginia Tech well.”
Raymond has served Virginia Tech for more than a decade. He first joined the IT Security Office in 2015 as deputy director of the IT Security Lab, then went on to serve as the founding director of the Virginia Cyber Range and later the U.S. Cyber Range, then as the interim vice president for information technology and CIO and as interim associate vice president for research computing. In each of these roles, Raymond built teams that were well-equipped to overcome challenges and succeed. Prior to joining the university, Raymond was a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Raymond’s appointment aligns with an administrative policy update that will designate the associate vice president and chief information security officer as the university’s contact point for organizing institutional reporting related to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act compliance. Policy language will be updated to reflect the new title.
The change will provide a clear point of coordination for security-related compliance work and reporting and dovetails with other strategic realignments in the Division of Information Technology.
Raymond holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the United States Military Academy and a master’s degree in computer science from Duke University. He received his Ph.D. in computer engineering from Virginia Tech with a research focus on computer and network security. He is a retired Army officer with 26 years of active duty service.
