• CSOs,
• CISOs,
• CIOs,
• VPs, & Directors of IT
• VPs, & Directors of Network Security
• VPs, & Directors of Forensics
• Security Mangers
• General Counsels
• Corporate Counsels
• VPs, Directors of HR

Gerard J. Cocuzzo is an 18-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  He began his career in the Miami Division while pursuing a degree in criminal justice from Florida Atlantic University .  In 1994, he entered the FBI Academy , and upon successful completion of New Agent’s training, was assigned to the New York Division’s Violent Crimes Section where Special Agent (SA) Cocuzzo investigated bank robberies, kidnappings, and extortions.  In March 2001, SA Cocuzzo transferred to New York ’s Counterterrorism Division and was part of the team investigating the bombing of the USS Cole in Aden , Yemen where 17 American sailors were killed and another 39 injured as a result of this attack.  Following the strikes on the World Trade Center in September 2001, as a team leader on New York ’s Evidence Response Team, SA Cocuzzo was tasked to supervise the FBI’s morgue operations in coordination with the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office.  In May 2002, SA Cocuzzo returned to the Counterterrorism Division where he joined one of the first investigative teams to travel to Guantanamo Bay , Cuba to conduct interviews of suspected al Qaida members.

In October 2002, SSA Cocuzzo was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) status in the FBI Laboratory Division’s Evidence Response Team Unit (ERTU).  His responsibilities included managing the FBI’s Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team (USERT) capabilities, coordinating the FBI’s forensic response to special events, such as the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as various advanced forensic training initiatives.  During SSA Cocuzzo’s tenure, the USERT grew from a staff of 12 to 45 and expanded operations to cover four major U.S. cities including New York , New York ; Washington , D.C. ; Miami , Florida , and; Los Angeles , California .  After nearly three years heading the USERT, SSA Cocuzzo was appointed in August 2005 to lead the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL) Program – a national network of one-stop, full-service digital evidence laboratories and training centers that are devoted entirely to the examination of digital evidence in support of local, state, and federal criminal investigations.