Robert (Bob) Olsen

Robert (Bob) Olsen is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of North Star Group, LLC and Comprehensive Applied Security Solutions, LLC (COMPASS). Prior to co-founding North Star Group and COMPASS, Mr. Olsen served as vice president of program management and corporate services for Corvis/Broadwing Communications (Austin, Texas) and Regional Engineering Manager, Verizon (Baltimore, MD). Prior to Verizon, Mr. Olsen was a non-commissioned officer in the 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army. Mr. Olsen graduated from Towson University (Towson, Maryland), with a Bachelor of Science degree in liberal arts. He later earned a Master of Science in Information and Telecommunication Systems and a Master of Business Administration from The Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School (Baltimore, Maryland). Mr. Olsen is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) and currently serves as a board member of the Dean’s Advisory Council and an Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School.