Sam is the Founder & CEO of Host Duplex and the CIO at Mandala, a digital asset exchange. As a cybersecurity researcher and crypto activist, Sam’s dedication and passion in the cloud space was alive well before the term cloud was born. He has spent the last 20 years in the hosting industry and he founded Host Duplex 9 years ago. His clients include some of the most visited WordPress sites on the internet including MacRumors and AppShopper. With his depth of knowledge in security and compliance regulations, he continually advises his clients on how to be preemptive with security while maintaining the performance they expect. An avid Big 10 fan (Go Hawkeyes), Sam escaped the Iowa cold and moved to Southern California eight years ago. He currently resides in downtown San Diego and is learning the ropes of raising a new puppy.