Meet our team.

We are experts in cyber risk management, education, and cultural transformation.

James Álvaro Dever, Esq.

Principal | Lockhaven Solutions

James was a US Air Force Professor of Cyber Warfare. He taught Cyber Law, Intelligence Law, National Security Law, Privacy Law, and Space Law at the Air War College (AWC), Air Force Cyber College (AFCC), Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School (JAG School), Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), and Air Force Research Lab Information Directorate (AFRL), the nation’s premier research organization for Computers and Intelligence. In partnership with AFCC and National Security Agency (NSA) Cryptologic School colleagues, he designed new graduate degree programs in Cyber Strategy for senior military officers and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians. He has provided cyber education to senior government officials and private sector leaders from South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia.

He served as a US Army Judge Advocate. He was the Cyber Warfare Judge Advocate at Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) where he provided real-time legal advice on worldwide cyber offensive, cyber defensive, and DoD information network missions. He was Chair of the Law Department at the US Army Intelligence School. He taught Cyber Law, Intelligence Law, and National Security Law to DoD military personnel and civilians. He taught Advanced Source Operations at the HUMINT Training Joint Center of Excellence (HTJCOE), served as a Cyber Law Judge Advocate at the US Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), and was a Cyber Law liaison to the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM).

Prior to the Army, he worked at Deloitte Cyber Risk Services. At Deloitte, he partnered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and helped create the Trusted Identities in Cyberspace and Privacy Engineering programs. He facilitated cybersecurity risk management for Fortune 100 companies.

He has published peer-reviewed law articles and book chapters on Cyber Law, Privacy Law, and National Security Law. He has lectured about enterprise cyber risk management at diverse venues including the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, the American Bar Association, NYU School of Law, the US Air Force Academy, and NATO Allied Command. He has taught extensively at universities and law schools. He is Advisory Director at the Center for National Security and Human Rights Law in Chicago and Co-Director, Cyber Risk Management for Executives Program. He is on the Board of Directors at the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare.

Dr. Jack Dever J.D., LL.M., S.J.D.

CEO | Lockhaven Solutions

Dr.Jack Dever is CEO of Lockhaven Solutions, a Service-Disabled Veteran owned cybersecurity, privacy, and enterprise risk management firm. He leads global cyber risk management for diverse clients including publicly traded companies, world-class universities, government entities, financial institutions, medical centers, research facilities, law firms, and private sector companies.

Jack started his career as a National Security Law Judge Advocate in the US Army and deployed extensively, including to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and the Horn of Africa. Wounded in combat, he is the recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals. After leaving active-duty service, Jack was appointed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as Assistant General Counsel. He advised on global Tier 1 operations against Al Qaeda and affiliate organizations, on the emerging threat of cyberattacks, and cyberoperations against nation state actors. He then became an Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago) where he prosecuted a wide array of cases, including foreign cyber espionage and data exfiltration.

After leaving government service, Jack was an executive at General Electric (GE) where he served as Global Crisis Management Leader and developed the Cyber Intelligence Unit. Jack received the GE Chairman’s Award his first year. He went on to be an executive at several of the world’s largest financial institutions, including GE Capital, Wells Fargo, and UBS. Jack holds a doctorate in Cyber Law and is a graduate of The University of Notre Dame and The Georgetown University Law Center.

Jack is passionate about community involvement. He is the Vice Chair to Task Force Movement for Cybersecurity, a White House initiative to improve the nation’s cybersecurity while enhancing technology employment opportunities for Veterans. He is on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0, the preeminent organization to promote national cybersecurity resilience. He is Co-Founder and Director at the Center for National Security and Human Rights Law in Chicago and has published peer-reviewed articles on Cyber Law, International Humanitarian Law, and National Security Law. He lectures extensively at universities, law schools, government agencies, and private institutions. In Summer 2023, Jack provided an address, “Preservation of Evidence in Combat Zones and the Prosecution of War Crimes”, to Ukrainian & Polish Judges and Prosecutors. He is providing cybersecurity education to the United Nations. He speaks fluent Spanish and conversational Korean.

Jack is on the EDRM Global Advisory Council and remains active in support of Disabled Veterans and underserved communities. Select service includes the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Spanish translation for the Albert Schweitzer Institute, Project Safe Neighborhoods: Reducing Gun Violence, Chairperson of the Hispanic Bank Executive and Military Veteran Affinity Networks at GE, Wells Fargo, and UBS. He provides pro bono cybersecurity and privacy education to Illinois public school children and enjoys coaching his son’s baseball and basketball teams.

Scott Hales, MBA

Chief Financial Officer | Lockhaven Solutions

Scott ensures the Organization has the capital, systems, information, and reporting to successfully deliver its solution set to governmental, commercial, and academic/institutional clientele. He has over 30 years of financial, operational, and advisory experience across multiple dynamic and high-growth industries.

He is the Founder and Managing Partner of Marksman Venture Partners, and spent the last decade as a CFO (including Interim/Fractional positions) serving both entrepreneurial founders, as well as their publicly-traded acquirers/successors and private equity/venture investors. Most of Scott’s 42 career transactions were at Citi Capital Strategies (then a division of Citigroup®), where he completed M&A, recapitalization, and capital raising deals valued at US$1 billion in the aggregate. Industries served as a corporate finance specialist to private growth enterprises include professional, financial, and engineering services, as well as technology (e.g., biotech, software, and IT).

He received his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and his B.S. in Finance from The University of Notre Dame.

Gretchen Ruck, Senior Advisor

As a trusted advisor to established boards, senior executives and investors, Gretchen helps clients examine and address the impact of cyber threats, data privacy regulations and technology risks on their strategy and performance. As an innovative thought leader, Gretchen has been instrumental in shifting conversations concerning technology risk and cybersecurity from backrooms to the boardroom.

Gretchen has held key roles at leading professional service and research firms including KPMG, Gartner, and AlixPartners. Amongst her current work, Ms. Ruck oversees privacy at a highly-regarded private research university and integrated healthcare system that is consistently ranked as one of the top in the US and worldwide. In this role, she’s helping addressing complex regulatory issues and examining the risk of adopting new technologies.

Respected as leader in her field, Ms. Ruck has contributed to international dialog and cooperation through collaboration with esteemed organizations including the World Economic Forum, UN Human Rights Commission, the Obama White House, the European American Chamber of Commerce, and the French American Foundation. Gretchen is a frequent writer and speaker on topics ranging from emerging technology trends and cybercrime to advocating for diverse workplaces and inclusiveness.  Her insights on current events have been featured in The Economist, Quartz, Bloomberg, Financial Times, USA Today, Mirror, Law360, and numerous other media outlets.

Gretchen holds a degree in International Business from American University and has earned industry certifications in cybersecurity, data privacy, audit, project management, risk management, and engineering. In her free time, she has served as a fiduciary in leadership roles on the boards of numerous non-profit and charitable organizations, focused on supporting the needs of children and communities and on building a diverse and inclusive society.

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