Gene Shantz

Gene Shantz is Associate Vice President of Consulting at CYPFER, bringing 18 years of cybersecurity and digital forensics expertise, supported by more than 30 years of business leadership and operational management.

As a senior cybersecurity executive, Gene specializes in recovery led incident response and computer forensics, guiding organizations through complex and high impact cyber incidents with clarity, confidence, and discipline.

He leads large scale investigations, directs end to end forensic and response workflows, and translates highly technical findings into clear, actionable guidance for executives, legal teams, insurers, and boards. Gene is also deeply experienced in proactive threat hunting and comprehensive threat and risk assessments, informed by real world adversary behavior and global incident response operations.

What distinguishes Gene is his ability to combine deep technical and investigative expertise with seasoned business judgment. This allows him to assess risk through both an operational and executive lens, make sound decisions under pressure, and deliver outcomes aligned with CYPFER’s commitment to Cyber Certainty™, rapid recovery, and trusted partnership when it matters most.