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Keith Clement

Keith Clement

Chair of Governor's Cyber Taskforce - Workforce and Development, State of California
United States
Dr. Keith Clement is Professor of Criminology at California State University, Fresno. Dr. Clement Chairs the Workforce Development/Education Subcommittee of the California Cybersecurity Task Force led by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and California Department of Technology. Professor Clement authored the California Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Education Strategy and Framework (2020) and implementing the California Cybersecurity Career Education Pipeline and Pathway Project (C3EP3) to prepare 50,000 cybersecurity professionals for statewide employment. He also co-authored the California Cybersecurity Essential Workforce Youth Pre-/Registered Apprentice Talent Model Framework/Strategy. He co-organized the 2020 California Cybersecurity Industry Convening Meeting (virtual) and hosted the 2022 CSU Systemwide Virtual Cybersecurity Roundtable Meeting. Professor Clement Chairs the Information Technology Subcommittee of the California Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships (IACA). In terms of previous service, Dr. Clement received a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Early Career Scientific Leadership Award (2008). Dr. Clement facilitates and enhances IT-Cybersecurity collaboration with industry, education/higher education, and public sector. The common purpose is developing strong partnerships and resilient cyber communities through alignment and linkage of statewide education career pipelines/pathways. Pipelines prepare all segments of the cyber talent pool, contribute significantly to California cybersecurity posture, and serve as engine for transformative and equitable economic growth.
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