David Raymond Ph.D. ’08 has been named associate vice president and chief information security officer effective July 1, following the retirement of Randy Marchany, who had served as the university IT security officer since 2010.
“This title change formalizes David’s current responsibilities,” said Sharon P. Pitt, vice president for information technology and chief information officer. “David excels at building teams that are fully equipped to perform and achieve and is ready to carry forward the work to continue to strengthen our security posture. His capacity for urgent and rapid response, insight into current and emerging cyber threats, and knowledge of how to mitigate those threats will continue to serve Virginia Tech well.”
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David Raymond (Ph.D. ’08) tests a kit-built Arduino Laser Bot in preparation for elementary school students to try basic coding at the Virginia Tech Science Festival (Blacksburg, Va.). Virginia Tech photo.
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David Raymond Ph.D. ’08 (center) describes the technical capabilities and goals of the Virginia Cyber Range for Governor Terry McAuliffe during the Virginia Cyber Physical Systems Summit in Newport News, Va. (Sept. 2016). Virginia Tech photo.
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David Raymond Ph.D. ’08 (standing) shares the rules of a Capture-The-Flag competition for attendees of the Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference (Richmond, Va., July 2025). Photo by Sean McDonald-Ramos for Virginia Tech.
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Supporting the advancement of cybersecurity education and workforce development, David Raymond (Ph.D. ’08, at left) and Arianna Schuler Scott, senior associate director of the Integrated Security Education and Research Center in the Pamplin College of Business (at right) celebrate with the winners of the Commonwealth Cyber Cup (Blacksburg, Mar. 2024). Photo by Maureen Lawrence-Kuether for Virginia Tech.
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David Raymond Ph.D. ’08 addresses attendees at Commonwealth Cyber Fusion, a statewide collegiate cyber security competition at the Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, Va., February 2019). Photo courtesy of Virginia Military Institute.
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Under David Raymond’s (Ph.D. ‘08, at right) leadership, the Virginia Cyber Range brought together cybersecurity experts and educators from across the commonwealth. This image is from the Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference, held at Old Dominion University in July, 2022. Virginia Tech photo.
Raymond has served Virginia Tech for more than a decade. He first joined the IT Security Office in 2015 as deputy director of the IT Security Lab, then went on to serve as the founding director of the Virginia Cyber Range and later the U.S. Cyber Range, then as the interim vice president for information technology and CIO and as interim associate vice president for research computing. In each of these roles, Raymond built teams that were well-equipped to overcome challenges and succeed. Prior to joining the university, Raymond was a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Raymond’s appointment aligns with an administrative policy update that will designate the associate vice president and chief information security officer as the university’s contact point for organizing institutional reporting related to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act compliance. Policy language will be updated to reflect the new title.
The change will provide a clear point of coordination for security-related compliance work and reporting and dovetails with other strategic realignments in the Division of Information Technology.
Raymond holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the United States Military Academy and a master’s degree in computer science from Duke University. He received his Ph.D. in computer engineering from Virginia Tech with a research focus on computer and network security. He is a retired Army officer with 26 years of active duty service.
