Russ Ernst has been Executive Vice President, Products and Technology at Blancco since October 2018. He is responsible for defining, driving, and executing the product strategy across both the data erasure and mobile diagnostics product suites. Critical parts of his role include developing a strong team of product owners and cultivating an organizational product culture based on continuous testing and learning. Most recently, Ernst was Director of Product Management for Lumension, where he was instrumental in expanding the platforms and applications supported for vulnerability remediation content, as well as adding support for the most prevalent Linux/UNIX server platforms and third party applications. Given his deep technical expertise and understanding of the data security landscape, Ernst often speaks on ISRI webinars alongside data security influencers on topics such as cloud storage, SSD data destruction challenges, and data deletion methods.