Rex Johnson

Rex Johnson is a director in cybersecurity at BKD. He has over 25 years of IT, business, and leadership experience. His expertise includes cyber security, data privacy, IT governance, project management, enterprise risk, internal and external audit, regulatory compliance, and controls assurance. He has lead teams in addressing security risks and developing long-term sustainable solutions.

Rex is a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel and previously served as adjunct faculty at the University of Maryland and the Defense Information School for the US Department of Defense (DoD).

Rex is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a B.A. degree in journalism and an MBA with an IT concentration. He also graduated from the DoD Command and General Staff College as well as National Defense University. His certifications include: CISSP, CISA, CIPT, PMP, and PCI QSA.