Anthony Vance is the Ralph Medinger Lenz Professor and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Fellow in the Department of Business Information Technology and Director of Pamplin Integrated Security of the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. He researches how to help individuals and organizations improve their cybersecurity practices. His work has been highlighted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Guardian, MIT Tech Review, Slate, The Register, Wired, Ars Technica, and other publications.
He earned Ph.D. degrees in Information Systems from Georgia State University, USA; the University of Paris—Dauphine, France; and the University of Oulu, Finland. His non-academic work experience includes working as a cybersecurity consultant at Deloitte and as an expert witness.
His academic work is published in outlets such as Information Systems Research, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, Management Science, and MIS Quarterly; as well as conferences such as
Tony is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he and his wife Sarah are the parents of five children. He enjoys traveling, the outdoors, and spending time with his family. You can follow him on X at @anthonyvance.