Edward Marchewka is the Founder and Creator of CHICAGO Metrics™, a platform to help manage your company's key IT and Information Security risks enabling you to tell a better story.
Edward has also held several roles leading information technology, most recently with Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network as the Director of Information and Technology Services. In this role, Edward has been responsible for maintaining and securing the infrastructure for 24/7/365 operations, supporting the IT customer environment, and delivering and supporting the enterprise applications that run Gift of Hope. His teams work with Gift of Hope’s internal and external customers to deliver high quality information and technology services. Before joining Gift of Hope Edward was the Enterprise Information Security and Server Operations Manager (CISO) for Chicago Public Schools, the third largest school district in the country. In this role he managed the Information Security group, Server Team (Windows/Linux/Storage), and IAM Team. Additionally, his IT background includes experiences from running his own computer support business to field service to Fortune 250 experience with Thermo Fisher Scientific. His career started in the US Navy as a Nuclear Electrician's Mate.
Edward holds several active IT and InfoSec certifications:
(ISC)2: CISSP, PCI: PCIP, ITIL: F, SS, SD, Microsoft: MCT, MCSE: Security, MTA: Security, MCITP, MCTS, MCDST, CompTIA: Security+, Project+, CDIA+, Network+, A+
Edward's formal education includes:
-Northern Illinois University: MBA, MS in Mathematics
-Thomas Edison State University: BS in Nuclear Engineering Technologies, BA in Liberal Studies
​-Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University: Certificate in Nonprofit Management, Certificate in Leadership
-School of Professional Studies at Northwestern University: Certificate in Applied Project Management