Douglas Lemott Jr.
InvestorBoard Secretary and Executive Council at Riphean Investments
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
About
Board Secretary on Riphean Investments' Advisory Board who advises on strategy and supports portfolio company growth. He is VP of Secure Cloud Multi-Tenant Engineering at SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2), formerly Director of Security and Compliance at VMware, and a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer with 27 years of service who led the Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group.
Experience
- Analysis and Resilience Center for Systemic RiskChief Information Security Officer & Head of Cybersecurity Programscurrent2025 — presentMcLean, VA
- Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)Leadership Board NVTC Cybersecurity and Privacy Communitycurrent2024 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Riphean InvestmentsAdvisory Boardcurrent2022 — present
- SAP NS2Vice President, Security Operations, Enterprise Security2023 — 2025Herndon, VA
- SAP NS2Vice President, Secure Cloud Engineering, Delivery, and Operations2021 — 2023Herndon, VA
- VMwareDirector, Solutions Engineering, Security & Compliance (Government, Education, & Healthcare)2020 — 2021Herndon, VA
- Office of the Secretary of DefenseAssistant Director | Military Assistant (Chief of Staff)1992 — 2020Various Location
- United States Marine CorpsDirector | Branch Chief1992 — 2020Various Location
- United States Marine CorpsCommanding Officer1992 — 2013Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC
- Marine Corps Command and Staff CollegeMilitary Faculty Advisor/Assistant Professor2014 — 2016Quantico, Virginia
- Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA)Branch Head2004 — 2007Camp Pendleton, California
Skills & more
Network ArchitectureIT ManagementContracting Officer Representative (COR)C4ISRIT Service ManagementExecutive Stakeholder ManagementPublic Sector LeadershipTechnology Enabled Business TransformationCommand, Control & Communications (C3)Digital TransformationArtificial Intelligence (AI) StrategySecurity Operations Center (SOC)
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National Security StrategyDefensive Cyber OperationsBudget ManagementCybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP)Network Operations Center (NOC)Infrastructure ModernizationCloud ComputingDevSecOpsGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Risk Management Framework (RMF)Enterprise IT Infrastructure- VMware Certified Associate - Digital Business Transformation — VMware
- ITIL 4 — AXELOS Global Best Practice
- Managing Artificial Intelligence — Georgetown University
- Cybersecurity for Executives — LinkedIn
- Information Systems Security Officer — CNSS • National Security Systems
- System Administrator — CNSS • National Security Systems
- Advanced Risk Analyst — CNSS • National Security Systems
- System Certifier — CNSS • National Security Systems
- Senior Systems Manager — CNSS • National Security Systems
- Information Security Professional — CNSS • National Security Systems
From Douglas's professional profile.
Colleagues at Riphean Investments
Andrew Forysiak
Owner, AJF and Associates at Riphean Investments
Autumn Noltee
Senior Controller at Riphean Investments
Brian DeMuth
Partner at Riphean Investments
Brittany Chiang
Chief Executive Officer, Flatter, Inc. at Riphean Investments
Brittany Fowler
Executive Assistant at Riphean Investments
Curry Roberts
President, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean Investments
Damon Phillips
Senior Vice President of Business Development and Alliances at Riphean Investments
Dan Singh
Investor at Riphean Investments
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Douglas Lemott Jr.?
- Board Secretary on Riphean Investments' Advisory Board who advises on strategy and supports portfolio company growth. He is VP of Secure Cloud Multi-Tenant Engineering at SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2), formerly Director of Security and Compliance at VMware, and a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer with 27 years of service who led the Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group.
- Where does Douglas Lemott Jr. work?
- Douglas Lemott Jr. is Board Secretary and Executive Council at Riphean Investments.
- Where did Douglas Lemott Jr. go to school?
- Douglas Lemott Jr. studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Seminar XXI); Harvard Kennedy School (Executive Education, Cybersecurity); National War College (Master of Science (M.S), National Security Strategy).
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