Al Decker is a recognized authority on enterprise risk management (ERM), information security and privacy, and internal controls. He has more than 30 years of professional experience in private industry and public accounting. A former worldwide executive for security and privacy services at IBM, he has also been executive director of enterprise risk management at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and the national partner-in-charge of IT security services and national director of IT assurance services at Coopers & Lybrand, LLP (now PWC). Al holds an MBA from Rutgers University and a BA from William Paterson University.