David Raymond

David Raymond, Ph.D., has been named Virginia Tech's associate vice president and chief information security officer, effective July 1, 2026.

Career path

Raymond has served Virginia Tech for more than a decade. He first joined the IT Security Office in 2015 as deputy director of the IT Security Lab, then went on to serve as the founding director of the Virginia Cyber Range and later the U.S. Cyber Range, then as the interim vice president for information technology and CIO and as interim associate vice president for research computing. Prior to joining the university, Raymond was a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Virginia Tech's own leadership page adds that at West Point he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Director of Education Research in the Army Cyber Institute, an Army-level research and outreach center, where he taught undergraduate courses in computer networking, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity and coached the West Point cyber competition team.

Raymond holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech, a master's degree in Computer Science from Duke University, and a bachelor's degree in computer science from the United States Military Academy, and he is a retired Army officer with 26 years of service.

Public record and scope of the role

He has published over 30 journal and conference papers in the areas of cyber operations, information assurance, secure wireless protocols, and online privacy, and has spoken at conferences including the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Black Hat USA, RSA, and the NATO Conference on Cyber Conflict. He is a co-author of the book On Cyber: Toward an Operational Art for Cyber Conflict, and holds CISSP, CEH, and several SANS/GIAC certifications.

Virginia Tech's Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Sharon P. Pitt, said the title change formalizes his current responsibilities, and described him as excelling at building teams equipped to achieve results.

Virginia Tech's article adds that the new title aligns with a policy update designating the role as the university's contact point for reporting tied to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act compliance.