Scott Pender
About Scott Pender
Scott Pender serves as the Vice President of Mobile Platform Engineering at Two Sigma, bringing over a decade of experience in finance and consulting with a specialization in security engineering.
Work at Two Sigma
Scott Pender serves as the Vice President of Mobile Platform Engineering at Two Sigma, a position he has held since 2020. In this role, he focuses on enhancing mobile application security and infrastructure, leveraging his extensive experience in the finance and consulting sectors. His work involves implementing IT strategies and ensuring robust information security measures within the organization.
Previous Experience in Finance and Consulting
Scott Pender has over 10 years of experience in finance and consulting, particularly in security engineering. He began his career at KPMG US as an IT Advisory Auditor for a brief period in 2008. He then worked at Freddie Mac as a Development Associate from 2009 to 2011. Following that, he served as a Senior Security Consultant at Cigital, Inc from 2011 to 2014, and later as Vice President of Mobile Security Architecture at Morgan Stanley from 2014 to 2020.
Education and Expertise
Scott Pender holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information & Systems Engineering from Lehigh University. He furthered his education at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, where he earned a Master's degree in Cybersecurity from 2020 to 2023. His academic background supports his specialization in mobile application and infrastructure security, IT strategy, information security, enterprise architecture, and the software development life cycle (SDLC).
Background in IT Support
Before his roles in security engineering, Scott Pender gained experience in IT support. He worked as an IT Helpdesk Consultant at Lehigh University from 2007 to 2009. This early experience provided him with foundational skills in technology support and problem-solving, which have contributed to his later success in security engineering.