January 10, 2020 – Quest Software Public Sector, Inc. (QSPSI), a subsidiary of Quest Software, today announced the selection of Dr. Barry C. West as its newest member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Government Security Committee of the Board. Dr. West brings a wealth of both government and industry experience to this new position.
“We are extremely thrilled to add Dr. West as both a Board of Director and Chairman of our Government Security Committee,” said Erik Sachwitz, President, Quest Software Public Sector, Inc. “He brings tremendous value with over 30 years of experience in the information technology field with an emphasis on cybersecurity and cloud computing. Dr. West truly understands the importance of driving value to government clients and winning business in our competitive landscape.”
Dr. West is currently the Founder and CEO of West Wing Advisory Services, LLC. He retired in May 2018 as the Senior Advisor and Senior Accountable Official for Risk Management at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). This included spearheading the Cybersecurity Executive Order. In all, Dr. West has over 27 years of previous US Government service experience that includes being the Chief Information Officer at six different US Government agencies or organizations, including: The National Weather Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and serving briefly as the Acting Deputy CIO at DHS headquarters.
Dr. West completed his Executive Doctorate in Business with a focus on Cloud Computing from Georgia State University and is currently the university’s Executive-In-Residence.
About Quest Public Sector, Inc.
Quest Public Sector, Inc., a subsidiary of Quest Software, provides enterprise IT software solutions. Quest helps simplify challenges caused by data explosion, cloud expansion, hybrid datacenters, security threats and regulatory requirements. Quest’s solutions help government agencies with database management, data protection, unified endpoint management, identity and access management and Microsoft platform management. Learn more at www.quest.com.
