Ethics of Leadership Panelists

Kevin Mandia ‘92 has been FireEye CEO since June 2016 and a member of the FireEye Board of Directors since February 2016. He previously served as FireEye President, from February 2015 until his appointment as CEO, Kevin joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2013, when FireEye acquired Mandiant, the company he founded in 2004.

As CEO of Mandiant, Kevin grew the company to nearly 500 employees and more than $100 million in revenue. Widely recognized as the leading provider of security incident management products and services prior to the acquisition, Mandiant remains the core of the highly successful FireEye consulting business.

Kevin has spent more than 20 years in information security and has been on the front lines helping organizations respond to computer security breaches. Before Mandiant, he was the Director of Computer Forensics at Foundstone (acquired by McAfee Corporation) from 2000 to 2003, and he was the Director of Information Security for Sytex (later acquired by Lockheed Martin) from 1998 to 2000. Kevin was also a United States Air Force Officer, serving as a computer security officer in the 7th Communications Group at the Pentagon, and a special agent in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). He holds a B.S. in computer science from Lafayette College and an M.S. in forensic science from The George Washington University.

Bryan Vorndran ’98 graduated from Lafayette College with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Bryan and earned his MBA from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business in 2012.  Upon graduation from Lafayette, Bryan accepted employment with Procter and Gamble as an operations management engineer and then worked in the same capacity with Merck & Co., Inc.  In August 2003, Bryan entered on duty as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the FBI’s Washington Field Office (Washington, DC) where he investigated criminal enterprises trafficking cocaine and heroin.  Beginning in November 2008, Bryan spent five months in Afghanistan as part of the International Contract Corruption Task Force and was instrumental in securing criminal convictions for a $20MM contract fraud scheme related to the war in Afghanistan.

In September 2009, Bryan was promoted to Supervisor Special Agent at FBI Headquarters, Counterterrorism Division.  From June 2013 until September 2016, Bryan returned to the FBI’s Washington Field Office where he led the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).  The JTTF was comprised of 27 federal, state, and local law enforcement partners. During his tenure, the JTTF charged, arrested, and convicted 18 terrorism subjects including Nicholas Young, the first sworn law enforcement officer charged in the United States with providing material support to a designated terrorist organization.

In September 2016, Bryan was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge within FBI’s Baltimore Division. He is currently responsible for all Cyber and Counterintelligence operations throughout Delaware and Maryland. Bryan has remained active in his community.  In 2006, Bryan founded the National Police Week 5K before ultimately turning the operation of this charity over to Officer Down Memorial Page in 2013.  Between 2006 and present, this charity event raised more than $500K for various law enforcement charities.