NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nardello & Co. LLC, a leading global investigations firm, today announced that Mark Ray has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Digital Investigations. Mr. Ray will be based in Nardello’s Atlanta office and will focus on the firm’s growing cyber and digital investigations practice.
Mr. Ray has over 20 years of experience managing complex, multi-national cyber investigations and technology projects in both the private and public sectors. Most recently, he was a Director in PwC’s Cyber Investigations and Incident Response practice. Prior to that, Mr. Ray was a Special Agent with the FBI’s Cyber Division, where he was responsible for leading the investigations of a variety of high-profile cyber events, ranging from criminal network intrusions, to national security matters. Notably, he was awarded the Department of Justice Director's Award for Outstanding Litigation Team in connection with his work as the lead case agent on the SpyEye Botnet investigation. Mr. Ray also played a critical role in the investigation that led to the arrests of two individuals in connection with the 2014 cyber-attack against JPMorgan Chase and was the lead case agent in the Citadel Botnet takedown.
“Cyber-attacks have become increasingly pervasive and Mark is a recognized expert in the field,” said Dan Nardello, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Nardello & Co. “His combination of FBI investigative experience and private sector work make him uniquely qualified to play a leading role in the cyber investigative and digital forensic services we offer our clients. We look forward to leveraging Mark’s deep expertise as we continue to enhance our cyber and digital investigations practice to provide our clients with superior advice and investigative services.”
“I am excited to be joining Nardello & Co. and to be part of this premier global investigations firm,” said Mr. Ray. “Across industries – in both the public and private sectors – organizations are facing an unprecedented level of cyber and digital risk. The enormous damage done by these attacks cannot be overstated and the need for rapid response and comprehensive investigations is critical. I look forward to working with the firm’s impressive management team and roster of global investigators to further enhance our digital and cyber investigative services.”
Biography
Mark Ray
Mr. Ray joins Nardello & Co. from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was a Director in the firm’s Cyber Investigations and Incident Response practice. In this role, he helped organizations around the world respond to, investigate, and recover from major cyber incidents and fraud events. Utilizing his front-line cybersecurity expertise, Mr. Ray also helped clients develop strategies and programs to prepare for and defend against advanced cyber threats. Prior to joining PwC, Mr. Ray had a distinguished career as a Special Agent with the FBI’s Cyber Division, where he led some of the FBI’s most preeminent criminal and national security cyber investigations. These complex, global investigations resulted in the dismantlement of several major transnational cybercrime syndicates, including the group responsible for the 2014 JPMC breach, as well as the SpyEye and Citadel malware crime rings, which together were responsible for more than $1 billion in damage to individuals and financial institutions around the world. Mark received the Department of Justice Director’s Award for his work as the lead case agent on the SpyEye Botnet takedown, among other distinguished recognitions within the U.S. Government and the international cybersecurity community. He also served overseas stints as the FBI’s cyber liaison officer to Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania and the Netherlands. Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Ray held roles at several technology companies, including IBM, where he led the development and implementation of various enterprise software and security solutions on a global scale.
Mr. Ray holds a B.S. in Management Information Systems from Purdue University, and a Masters of Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He advises the boards of several cybersecurity organizations and has lectured around the world on cybercrime and cybersecurity.
About Nardello & Co.
Nardello & Co. is a global investigations firm with experienced professionals handling a broad range of issues including the FCPA/UK Bribery Act and other corruption-related investigations, civil and white collar criminal litigation and arbitration support, asset tracing, strategic intelligence and political risk assessment, computer forensics, and reputational due diligence. The firm’s clients include the world’s leading law firms and financial institutions, Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, governments, NGOs, sports organizations and academic institutions. With offices in New York, London, Washington DC, Atlanta, Miami, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Milan and Dubai, Nardello & Co.’s professional staff includes former US federal prosecutors, former general counsels of multinational corporations, US and international lawyers, former law enforcement personnel and intelligence operatives, licensed investigators, research analysts, former journalists, financial crime specialists, forensic accountants and computer forensic experts.