Dr. Edward Marchewka

Dr. Edward Marchewka is a Dissertation Chair and Adjunct Professor with Capitol Technology University, specializing in business analytics, cybersecurity, healthcare technology, and cyberpsychology, and management. Dr. Marchewka is a seasoned executive that has come up through the ranks in the IT vertical, expanding into information security, quality management, and strategic planning. He has held several roles leading in business, most recently with PryorHealth as the CAO.

Before joining PryorHealth, Dr. Marchewka worked with Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, leading the Information and Technology Services department as the Director of IT, Data, and Security Services (CIO). In this role, he provided leadership for Information & Technology Services, Compliance, Data & Reporting. He also served as the HIPAA Security Officer in this role. Previously, Dr. Marchewka was the Enterprise Information Security and Server Operations Manager (CISO) for Chicago Public Schools, the third largest school district in the country. In this role, he managed the Information Security group, Server Team (Windows/Linux/Storage), and IAM Team. His IT background includes running his own computer support business, field services, Fortune 250 experience with Thermo Fisher Scientific, and more. His career started in the US Navy as a Electrician's Mate - Nuclear.

His goals as a business leader are to understand, listen, and deliver results through operations, processes, and information via technology, helping position companies to achieve better business success.

In the academic space, Dr. Marchewka also teaches with Grand Canyon University, Franklin University, and American Public University System. He has taught with Excelsior College, Colorado Technical University, and Elgin Community College.

Areas of Expertise:

• Cybersecurity Risk Communication
• Leadership Communications
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR)
• Data Analytics, Metrics, and KPIs
• Healthcare Cybersecurity
• Process Improvement
• Organizational Strategy and IT Strategy ;Development

Biography:

Education

• D.B.A., California Southern University
  • Dissertation: Reducing Cybersecurity Risk Information Asymmetry Phenomenon: A Prescriptive Approach to Improving Cybersecurity Risk Perception
  • Golden Key International Honor Society
  • Omicron Sigma Sigma - Order of the Sword and Shield
• M.B.A., Northern Illinois University
  • Sigma Iota Epsilon - National Honorary and Professional Management Fraternity
• M.S., Mathematics, Northern Illinois University
• B.S., Nuclear Engineering Technologies, Thomas Edison State University
• B.A., Liberal Studies, Thomas Edison State University
• Certificate, Nonprofit Management, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
• Certificate, Leadership, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
• Certificate, Applied Project Management, School of Professional Studies at Northwestern University
• Certificate, Contract Management, University of California, Irvine

Certifications

• (ISC)2: CISSP
• EC-Council: Associate C|CISO
• SSGI: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (LSSMBB), Agile Leader, Lean Six Sigma Expert-II
• PMI: PMP
• ASQ: CMQ/OE
• ISACA: CDPSE
• ITIL: Foundations, Intermediate: Service Strategy, Service Design
• Microsoft: MTA: Security, MCP
• CompTIA: Security+, Project+, CDIA+, Server+, Network+, A+, Secure Infrastructure Specialist – CSIS, IT Operations Specialist – CIOS, Network Infrastructure Professional – CNIP

Honors & Recognitions

• Chicago CIO of the Year
  • Judge: 2023 and 2024
  • Finalist: 2022
  • Nominee: 2019
• Chicago CISO of the Year
  • Judge: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
  • Nominee: 2015

Publications & Research

• Marchewka, E. (2025). A Cybersecurity Leader's Journey: Speaking the Language of the Board. CRC Press.
• 405d Task Group. (202X). Managing Cybersecurity as Enterprise Risk in Healthcare: A Practitioner’s Guide. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington D.C.). (In review)
• Marchewka, E. and Usmanova, O. (2022) Why public interest organizations attorneys should care about cybersecurity. In J. Rhodes, R.S. Litt, and P. Rosenzweig (Eds.), The ABA cybersecurity handbook: A resource for attorneys, law firms, and business professionals (3rd Ed.) (pp. 351-370). Chicago, IL: American Bar Association.
• Marchewka, E. (2019) Security metrics to measure program effectiveness. In T. Fitzgerald (Ed.), CISO compass: Navigating cybersecurity leadership challenges with insights from pioneers (p. 167). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
• Marchewka, E. (2010). Math Anxiety with Adult Learners. Instructional Practice In Higher Education: An Online Journal.