Ira Levy

Associate Managing Director, Cyber Risk, Kroll

Ira Levy is an associate managing director in the Cyber Risk practice, based in Washington D.C. He leverages more than 20 years of experience in both the public and private information technology sector, working within telecommunications, software development and managed service providers.

Prior to joining Kroll, Ira served as the executive director of the administrative modernization program at the University of Maryland. Before that, he held the title of chief operating officer at Affiniti, a national telecommunications and managed services company where he brought multiple security service products to market.. Additionally, he previously served as CEO of Torrential Systems and chief information officer at Howard County Government in Maryland.

Ira’s notable achievements include bringing five technology products to market including a network security solution adopted by a multitude of healthcare facilities and was later acquired by a national managed services company. Additionally, Ira led the deployment of the One Maryland Inter-County Broadband Network (ICBN), which received a $115 million federal grant and was acknowledged by the White House for innovation and impact. Ira has also participated in numerous associations and boards, including the University of Maryland’s Presidential 5G/6G Advisory committee, past board member of the Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum, NACO, NATOA’s CIO Advisory Council, the Howard County Tech Council, Digital Governing Communities, the Howard County Public School System Technology Vision committee, founding board member of the Howard County Tech Council and the Howard Community College Commission for the Future. 

Further, Ira was recognized in the Daily Record’s 40 under 40 and was named the HTC Technology Advocate of the Year, as well as the Public-Sector CIO of the Year by The Tech Council of Maryland. Ira was later named Smart CIO by SmartCEO magazine for his efforts addressing problems with innovative solutions and forging new partnerships to achieve significant cost savings.

Ira received an MBA as well as an M.S. in information and telecommunication systems from Johns Hopkins University. He also holds an M.A. in education and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Central Florida and the University of West Florida, respectively. Ira has a number of technical certifications including Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP) and National Incident Management System Certified in Incident Command System (ICS) 100, ICS 200, ICS 300, ICS 700. Additionally, Ira is a doctoral candidate at The University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy focusing on cybersecurity.