Active Cybersecurity Practitioner

Pundit and Practitioner

Unlike many speakers on cybersecurity who might have an entertaining claim to fame - Ken is a credentialed practitioner, contributor, and program leader that is on the front lines of this battle for cyberspace every day. Ken has a practical mission of equipping executives, more than simply entertaining them.

The Highground Advantage

Ken & the Highground team have built several cybersecurity solutions for the small and mid-market including several assessment solutions, and a software as a service platform specifically to enable these companies in running comprehensive cyber programs for less than the cost of a single salaried technologist.

25 Years Experience as Founder & CEO

Founder & CEO - Highground Cyber

In 2016, Ken founded Highground Cyber to focus on cybersecurity and compliance. After almost a decade of Ken’s experiences with Enterprise & Government sectors, Highground was set apart in its mission to serve a small and mid-market that was rapidly being pillaged in cyber attacks.

Founder & CEO - The Occam Group

Ken launched The Occam Group, Ltd - which he led for 17 years. The Occam Group was a Microsoft Gold Partner that specialized in Enterprise Project Management solutions for high-value, high-security project portfolios in the Enterprise and Defense sectors. Occam won several awards including a Microsoft International Solution Challenge and Microsoft Partner of the Year.

Combat Marine - Desert Shield\Storm

United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran

Ken fought in Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm with USMC HQ Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.

Winning Modern Conflict Theory in Action

Ken saw the power of the Observation, Orientation, Decision, & Action (OODA) loop firsthand as it destroyed the sixth largest military in the world in only 43 days. Ken encourages executives to hasten their own OODA loops, and Ken continues to bring lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom.

Philanthropy & Ministry

Veteran Advocate

Ken has been an active supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project for over a decade and has served Veterans in prison ministries like Brothers in Blue for several years.

Leadstar University

Ken Barnhart partnered with Dr. Gemechis Buba of Ethiopia to build Leadstar University. A project taking a single schoolhouse to a robust university system and seminary now with tens of thousands of students across sub-Sahara Africa. In August 2016, Leadstar awarded Ken an honorary Doctorate Degree, in recognition of his years of service on the Board of Directors in various roles.

Active Cybersecurity Practitioner

Pundit and Practitioner

Unlike many speakers on cybersecurity who might have an entertaining claim to fame - Ken is a credentialed practitioner, contributor, and program leader that is on the front lines of this battle for cyberspace every day. Ken has a practical mission of equipping executives, more than simply entertaining them.

The Highground Advantage

Ken & the Highground team have built several cybersecurity solutions for the small and mid-market including several assessment solutions, and a software as a service platform specifically to enable these companies in running comprehensive cyber programs for less than the cost of a single salaried technologist.

25 Years Experience as Founder & CEO

Founder & CEO - Highground Cyber

In 2016, Ken founded Highground Cyber to focus on cybersecurity and compliance. After almost a decade of Ken’s experiences with Enterprise & Government sectors, Highground was set apart in its mission to serve a small and mid-market that was rapidly being pillaged in cyber attacks.

Founder & CEO - The Occam Group

Ken launched The Occam Group, Ltd - which he led for 17 years. The Occam Group was a Microsoft Gold Partner that specialized in Enterprise Project Management solutions for high-value, high-security project portfolios in the Enterprise and Defense sectors. Occam won several awards including a Microsoft International Solution Challenge and Microsoft Partner of the Year.

Combat Marine - Desert Shield\Storm

United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran

Ken fought in Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm with USMC HQ Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.

Winning Modern Conflict Theory in Action

Ken saw the power of the Observation, Orientation, Decision, & Action (OODA) loop firsthand as it destroyed the sixth largest military in the world in only 43 days. Ken encourages executives to hasten their own OODA loops, and Ken continues to bring lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom.

Philanthropy & Ministry

Veteran Advocate

Ken has been an active supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project for over a decade and has served Veterans in prison ministries like Brothers in Blue for several years.

Leadstar University

Ken Barnhart partnered with Dr. Gemechis Buba of Ethiopia to build Leadstar University. A project taking a single schoolhouse to a robust university system and seminary now with tens of thousands of students across sub-Sahara Africa. In August 2016, Leadstar awarded Ken an honorary Doctorate Degree, in recognition of his years of service on the Board of Directors in various roles.