Lawrence Gordon

Dr. Lawrence A. Gordon is the EY Alumni Professor of Managerial Accounting and Information Assurance at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. He holds affiliate appointments at the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), the Maryland Cybersecurity Center, and serves as faculty in the ACES program within UMD’s Honors College.

• Ph.D. in Managerial Economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Former faculty at McGill University and University of Kansas
• Visiting Scholar at Columbia University

Dr. Gordon is a pioneer in cybersecurity economics and creator of the Gordon-Loeb Model, which establishes that optimal cybersecurity investment typically should not exceed 37% of expected breach losses. His research spans:

• Economic frameworks for cybersecurity investment
• Risk management and capital allocation
• Information sharing mechanisms
• Performance measurement systems
• Contingency theory in accounting systems

His work has been extensively cited in Science, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times, with over $14M in grants from NSF, NSA, and DHS. Key publications include:

• Managing Cybersecurity Resources: A Cost-Benefit Analysis (McGraw-Hill, 2006)
• Capital Budgeting: A Decision Support System Approach

Scientific recognition includes:

• 2007 Congressional Testimony on cybersecurity economics
• 2016 NSA Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition
• Ranked among world's most influential accounting researchers

Teaching interests include:

• Managerial Accounting
• Cybersecurity Economics
• Capital Budgeting Systems
• Global Business Technology Integration

As a consultant to IBM, U.S. GAO, and other organizations, he specializes in:

• Performance measurement optimization
• Information security investment strategies
• Capital budgeting processes
• Cost management systems