About Us
Trusted Authority
Assured Cyber Protection is a globally established cyber technology company specializing in risk evaluations and next-generation protective monitoring services, intelligently connecting people, processes, and technology. Our offerings pair cutting edge technologies with certified security personnel with decades of industry experience.
- Certified to some of the highest global standards, including CHECK and CREST
- Trusted globally with a customer base across public and private sectors
- Holistic approach to cyber security with protections for people, processes, and technology
- In-house engineering teams for proprietary hardware and software components
- Over 100 years combined experience delivering cyber solutions at the highest levels
Executive Management
Mitchell Scherr
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mitchell Scherr
CEO
As a recognized pioneer in the use of data to create new enterprises, Mitch is applying his nearly 30 years of experience in commercialising information technology to create safe environments in which cyber threats are managed as a core business risk. Mitch’s broad vision for ACP and the cybersecurity industry stems from his groundbreaking work with big data at Llesiant, where he demonstrated the market feasibility of sifting through massive amounts of data to extract actionable intelligence.
As CEO of Encryptics, a pioneering firm in the application of advanced technology to protect digital assets, he spearheaded the use of encryption to secure sensitive data while facilitating its accessibility to an emerging generation of computer users.
A developer of two patents, including one on Relevance Faceted Metadata Search, ultimately acquired by Bloomberg, Mitch has participated in government think tanks, congressional advisory boards, and leading technology forums as an advocate of incorporating digital technologies into mainstream business operations to enhance profitability, service, and security.
A regular keynote speaker, Mitch has appeared on national media channels and co-authored articles on data protection and cybersecurity. He has been cited in many publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Business 2.0 magazine, for his innovative and entrepreneurial work in re-envisioning and transforming digital data into industry-defining products and solutions that have become essential enterprise assets for sustainability and market success.
James Elwen
GC & CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
James Elwen
GC & CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
James Elwen is an experienced transactional lawyer providing legal and regulatory advice and support to the board and is also responsible for the contractual arrangements intra-group and with customers and suppliers. As a partner in an international law firm, he set up and ran an office in the Middle East for several years before leaving to set up his own digital innovation company and business consultancy.
Using his own experience of having successfully established and run companies, James has a parallel role as EVP of corporate development, working with the board to identify and refine strategic direction for the company in new disciplines and territories.
Andrew Clarke MSc FCMI
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Andrew Clarke MSc FCMI
Chief Strategy Officer
Andrew Clarke MSc FCMI (Global Business Development) is an internationally established strategic advisor and defence and security specialist with 25+ years’ experience leading operational delivery teams in both private and public sectors.
Before co-founding ACP, and following a significant career leading specialist military capability, he counselled governments on defence and security strategy, resilience, emergency measures and preparedness. He led the UK’s Ministry of Defence Information Services Team and was instrumental in the design and build of a new data centre and the subsequent migration of over 250 servers serving over 250,000 Defence users. Andrew has a comprehensive understanding of ACP and leads on strategy which includes development of strategic partnership initiatives and new markets globally.
Previous Roles include Strategic Security Advisor to the Governor and Minister for National Security for the Government of Bermuda, Strategic Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Government of Oman and Director of Information Services for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.
Lee Mora
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Lee Mora
Chief Technology Officer
Lee Mora is an experienced technology professional and cyber security software engineer with a passion for innovation. Lee is now applying more than 12 years of industry experience to develop Assured Cyber Protection’s innovative technology portfolio, including the company's flagship Enterprise Cyber Security Management platform, Athena.
Prior to joining ACP, Lee was an international consultant for fortune 500 companies and led design and engineering efforts on a variety of cutting-edge software-as-a-service platforms. Lee holds both an BSc & MSc in Computer Science and currently chairs the Cyber Security Committee for the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance.
Nathan Smallshaw
VP OF OPERATIONS
Nathan Smallshaw
VP of Operations
Nathan is an accomplished Programme and Operations Manager with over 20 years’ experience in managing development teams and end-to-end operational and delivery management. Prior to joining ACP, Nathan led large scale banking automation and machine learning programmes for Tier 1 banking institutions, data warehouse programmes for Dell Computers, development and delivery of clinical trials software for Parexel, and spent several years leading the development of WPP’s advertising sales platform. SCRUM Certified, Nathan is applying his programme, process and operational skills to help ACP go above and beyond for every client.
Jean-Jacques de Dardel
CYBER AMBASSADOR
Jean-Jacques de Dardel
Cyber Ambassador
Jean-Jacques de Dardel is a career diplomat who lived and studied in Switzerland, the US, Brazil, and Canada. After completing a Masters in Economics at the University of Geneva, he joined the ICRC in 1976. Upon completion of a PhD in International Relations at the Graduate Institute of Higher International Studies in Geneva, he joined the Swiss Foreign Service and served in Vienna, then Bern where he was the foreign policy speech writer of the President of the Swiss Confederation and of the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. He was subsequently posted to Washington (Political Counsellor), Canberra (Deputy Chief of Mission) and Paris (Minister-Counsellor).
In 2001, he founded and led the Center for International Security Policy of the FDFA and was the head representative of the Federal Authorities in the Organizing Committee of the G8 Summit in Evian in 2003. He then became Director General for Europe, Central Asia, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. He led a series of mediation missions among conflicting nations and was appointed ambassador to NATO, to Belgium, then to France, Monaco, UNESCO, OIF. From 2014 to 2019, he was ambassador to China, Mongolia and the DPRK. As such, he led the largest Swiss diplomatic, consular and cooperation network abroad.
Upon completion of his diplomatic career, he joined a number of Swiss and international companies ranging from Fortune 500 to start-ups and scale ups as member of their Board of Directors or Advisory Board. He is among others President of the Board of Swiss Centers Foundation and Group, Vice-President and Professor of Xinrui Business School and lecturer at the University of Zurich, President of Lemania International School Altdorf, Finma approved board member of Coninco SA and One Creation Cooperative financial companies. Founder and Chairman of Sinoglade International Consulting SA.
Frequent lecturer, author of 13 books on international relations, history and the arts as well as numerous book chapters, monographies and articles, Jean-Jacques is committed to bringing understanding for cyber security issues at the CEO and board level.
Advisory
Maj. Gen. Arthur Denaro CBE DL
Major General Arthur Denaro CBE DL
Major General Arthur Denaro CBE DL is an accomplished spokesperson, international speaker and advisor. He spent 35 years in the British Army where he led operations worldwide with UK Special Forces, commanded his Regiment in the first Gulf War, was Chief of Staff of 44,000 multinational troops during the Balkans conflict and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Prior to leaving he Commanded the Army’s 5th Division. He was also the Middle East advisor to the Secretary of State for Defence for 6 years.
He was awarded OBE in the Gulf War Honours List and the CBE in the Operational Honours List for the Former Yugoslavia.
Since leaving the Army he has been an advisor to the Crown Prince of Bahrain and currently advises the courts of HM The King of Jordan. He was a Council Member of the Prince’s Trust for 10 years and is an Extra Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales. He is Deputy Lieutenant for Herefordshire.
Arthur assists a number of companies involved in the Middle East and sits on the Middle East Advisory Board in the MoD. He is an Ambassador for AMAR International Charitable Foundation and a trustee for Plant for Peace and serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors at Moor Park School.
Lou Celi
Lou Celi
Lou Celi is an accomplished Board Director, entrepreneur and business leader
with over 35 years of experience. In 2015 he founded ESI ThoughtLab to help organisations engage executives in today's hyperconnected, analytics-driven world. As Board Director and President of Oxford Economics he developed the firm’s successful business in the Americas and set up its global thought leadership practice.
In 2009, while President of Llesiant, a business technology start-up, the firm was acquired by BNA Bloomberg. Prior to this he was SVP and Publisher of the Economist Intelligence Unit, where he established the firm's global thought leadership activities and created a portfolio of web-based decision-support services. He also ran electronic publishing at the EIU, where he led the Economist Group’s transformation into a profitable digital business.
Lou has a BA from Brooklyn College and an MA from City College, where he studied writing with Kurt Vonnegut, Donald Barthelme, and Joseph Heller.
He was awarded OBE in the Gulf War Honours List and the CBE in the Operational Honours List for the Former Yugoslavia.
Since leaving the Army he has been an advisor to the Crown Prince of Bahrain and currently advises the courts of HM The King of Jordan. He was a Council Member of the Prince’s Trust for 10 years and is an Extra Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales. He is Deputy Lieutenant for Herefordshire.
Arthur assists a number of companies involved in the Middle East and sits on the Middle East Advisory Board in the MoD. He is an Ambassador for AMAR International Charitable Foundation and a trustee for Plant for Peace and serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors at Moor Park School.
Robert Cresanti
Robert Cresanti
Robert Cresanti is a highly accomplished executive and public official with several years’ experience of working and advising at the highest government levels. In 2006 he was appointed by the US Senate as Under Secretary for Technology for the Department of Commerce, the highest ranked US official charged with representing and advocating for the US high tech industry globally.Robert is a highly accomplished executive and public official with several years’ experience of working and advising at the highest government levels. In 2006 he was appointed by the US Senate as Under Secretary for Technology for the Department of Commerce, the highest ranked US official charged with representing and advocating for the US high tech industry globally. He also served the White House as co-chair of the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Until recently he was President and CEO of the International Franchise Association (IFA), the world's oldest and largest organisation representing the franchising industry. He is now Managing Director at Accenture leading government relations activities in North America and to serve as head of Accenture’s global Government Relations Network.
He has chaired multiple bilateral technology trade missions for the US government in the EU, Asia and Russia. He has held appointments on Capitol Hill, ranging from Committee Chief of Staff in the Senate to Legislative Counsel in the House, he has handled legislation before the Banking, Judiciary, Commerce, Government Affairs and Finance Committees.
As a trade association executive he has served the technology industry in international negotiations and complex regulatory, legislative and commercial legal matters on a global level. He also served as senior vice president and general counsel of ITAA (now TechAmerica). Immediately prior to joining SAP, he served as the CEO of the IPXI, the Intellectual Property Exchange.
Stephen Phipson CBE
Stephen Phipson CBE
Stephen Phipson is a senior British industry and government official having spent 35 years in the electronics, defence and security industries and British government. He is currently the Chief Executive of Make UK. Prior, he served as the Head of the Defence and Security Organisation within the UK’s Department of International Trade and was previously Director for Security Industry Engagement within the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism at the Home Office. He was CEO of Stadium Group plc up until his appointment at the Home Office in June 2013 where he was the Senior Responsible Owner within Government for the UK security industry and had responsibility for securing a new generation of G2G security agreements with priority overseas partner nations.
Stephen spent 15 years with Smiths Group Plc latterly as President of Smiths Detection, one of the world’s leading CBRNe detection businesses, developing business with more than 100 Government agencies around the world. He has also held senior management positions with Radiall, Philips and Plessey, served as the inaugural Chairman of RISC, VP Security for ADS, Chairman of the Security Commission of ASD and, is currently a trustee of RUSI.
Si Pavitt
CYBER BEHAVIOURS ADVISOR
Si Pavitt
Senior Advisor- Cyber Behaviours
Si Pavitt is the head of the UK Ministry of Defence Cyber Awareness, Behaviours, and Culture (CyAB&C) team under the Directorate of Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR). He is primarily responsible for setting the strategic direction for socio-behavioural change as it relates to cyber-secure behaviours across Defence, but also provides consultancy to Defence human vulnerability and social engineering activities.
Drawing on significant experience, ongoing academic research, and an unending passion for the subject of psychology in cyber, Si actively seeks to share knowledge and best practice with any and all interested audiences within Defence, wider government, international partners, academia and industry.
Edite Ligere
CYBER POLICY ADVISOR
Edite Ligere
Senior Policy Advisor
Edite has participated in and advised on global regulatory standard setting and the national implementation of global regulatory standards. Edite is a regular contributor to various pro bono human rights and environmental initiatives, an author of various legal publications and a speaker at international and national conferences.
Edite Ligere holds an LLB (First) and an LLM from the University of London. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn and is a Hubert Greenland Scholar of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.
Practice Areas
Machine Learning & Cyber Security
Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
Data Protection
Insurance
Global Financial Regulation
Banking
Human Rights
Consumer Protection
Charity Law
Appointments
Honorary Vice President of The Windsor Platinum Jubilee Committee for the celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee
Member of the Bar Council’s and the Law Society’s joint Cybersecurity Working Group
General Council of the Bar of England and Wales 2019-2022 (Elected member)
Director of Politeia think tank 2021-2022
Bar Council Law Reform Committee
Galileo Global Group, New York, NY, U.S.A., Senior Advisor
Philanthropy Board of the Institute of Cancer Research
Chairman of the Windsor Benefit Trust (for the advancement of music and the arts)
Member of various international and U.K. pro bono legal initiatives
Rights of audience in the courts of England and Wales
Awards
Hubert Greenland Scholar, awarded by The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (2000)
Memberships
The International Bar Association (2008 – Present)
Insurance Institute of London (2008-Present)
The Bar Association For Commerce, Finance and Industry (2008-Present)
The Bar Council’s Law Reform Committee (2006-Present)
The European Law Committee of The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (2005-Present)
The Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association of England and Wales (2002-Present)
The Bar European Group (2002-Present)
Board of Directors
John Reynolds
John Reynolds
John Reynolds is an active investor and board director with over 35 years’ experience, following a highly successful career in the City of London spanning senior executive roles on both the sell and the buy side at major investment banking and asset management firms.
John forged his career in the City as an Economist and Investment Strategist in the mid- to-late 1980’s and 90’s quickly rising to prominence as a top rated analyst (Extel) and Global Head of Research, with NatWest Markets and then ING Barings. The 2000’s saw John take responsibility for driving business with asset managers at Deutsche Bank and then ABN AMRO, before taking on the role of Chief Investment Officer, with responsibility for over £23 billion in assets, for Capita Financial Group, one of the largest asset management firms in the UK. John has spent the past 9 years or so investing privately in and advising a range of businesses.
Mitchell Scherr
Stephen Phipson CBE
As a recognized pioneer in the use of data to create new enterprises, Mitch is applying his nearly 30 years of experience in commercialising information technology to create safe environments in which cyber threats are managed as a core business risk. Mitch’s broad vision for ACP and the cybersecurity industry stems from his groundbreaking work with big data at Llesiant, where he demonstrated the market feasibility of sifting through massive amounts of data to extract actionable intelligence.
As CEO of Encryptics, a pioneering firm in the application of advanced technology to protect digital assets, he spearheaded the use of encryption to secure sensitive data while facilitating its accessibility to an emerging generation of computer users.
A developer of two patents, including one on Relevance Faceted Metadata Search, ultimately acquired by Bloomberg, Mitch has participated in government think tanks, congressional advisory boards, and leading technology forums as an advocate of incorporating digital technologies into mainstream business operations to enhance profitability, service, and security.
A regular keynote speaker, Mitch has appeared on national media channels and co-authored articles on data protection and cybersecurity. He has been cited in many publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Business 2.0 magazine, for his innovative and entrepreneurial work in re-envisioning and transforming digital data into industry-defining products and solutions that have become essential enterprise assets for sustainability and market success.
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