As a young man growing up in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area working in steel mills, (ISC)2 CEO David Shearer learned early on that a strong work ethic and collaborative spirit were important factors to being successful in business. David met fellow Safety Harbor, Florida-based CEO of PivotPoint Risk Analytics Julian Waits, who was originally a budding saxophone player performing in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana at the first annual conference for the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). After realizing that they both resided in the same town in Florida and worked for organizations that could be mutually beneficial, the two leaders began a business partnership to help advance the automation of cyber insurance decisions in an effort