Steven Ringelberg
Chief Operating Officer
Vanguard Integrity Professionals


Biographical Sketch:
Steven Ringelberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Vanguard Integrity Professionals. Ringelberg joined Vanguard in 2007 serving initially as general counsel. Throughout his tenure, he has also served as Vice President of Business Development, Director of International Operations, Director of Professional Services and Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2009 and now is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the company’s worldwide sales, research & development, professional services, customer support, quality assurance, IT, finance, legal, human resources, training and marketing organizations. Prior to Vanguard, Ringelberg served as Chief Administrative Officer for Exstream Software, an enterprise document automation software vendor, now an HP company, where he provided oversight to human resources, finance, IT, legal and administration. Before joining Exstream Software, he held positions as Director and General Counsel for Honkworm International, an online media company based in Seattle, Washington; Director and General Counsel for Agile Equity, a technology-focused boutique investment bank headquartered in Paris, France and New York City; and Corporate Counsel for Microsoft in Paris, France. Before joining Microsoft, Ringelberg was in private practice with Webster & Sheffield in New York City and Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle in Washington DC. Ringelberg is a member of the DHS IT Sector Coordinating Council. Ringelberg is an active educator and speaker. His engagements have included GSE (UK), Brazil Security Leaders Conference, ISSA, SHARE, The Canadian Federation of Security Professionals, Vanguard Security & Compliance, Argyle Forums, the Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams conference and other events throughout the years. Ringelberg holds a BA in History from Oberlin College and a JD from New York University School of Law.