Tim Roemer

Global Market Innovators, an Arizona based managed technology services company, named Tim Roemer as its Chief Security Officer. Roemer previously served as director of the Arizona Department of Homeland Security and the state's Chief Information Security Officer. In the role, he will oversee GMI's security and cybersecurity operations.

The release says the GMI security products and services Roemer will work to enhance include Incident Response, Ransomware Resilience, Security and Risk Assessments and CISO as a Service. Vicki Mayo, CEO of Global Market Innovators, welcomed Roemer to the company's team, according to the release.

The biography says that in this post he advised the Governor on topics including counterterrorism, border security and cybersecurity. As State CISO, according to the biography, he led the cybersecurity team, set cybersecurity strategy and defended Arizona against cyber attacks on citizens' data and critical infrastructure. Before that appointment, Roemer spent four years in a dual role as Arizona Department of Homeland Security Deputy Director and the Governor's Public Safety Advisor, the biography says. The biography also lists two years as the State's CISO and one year as Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the Governor.

Before joining the State of Arizona, Roemer spent ten years at the Central Intelligence Agency, according to the biography. Roemer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Arizona State University, with a minor in Political Science, the biography says. Since 2015, the start of Governor Ducey's Administration, he served on boards and commissions including the Human Trafficking Council and the Arizona-Mexico Commission's Security Committee, the biography says.

The company says it is a national organization whose fully managed IT services include cloud solutions, networking, mobility, collaboration, procurement, compliance and cybersecurity. According to the release, GMI also holds certification as a diversity supplier.