Jake is a Principal Program Manager in the Microsoft Partner organization and a 25 IT veteran.  Jake drives security initiatives that help improve the security posture of the Microsoft CSP Partner ecosystem.  Prior to joining the Microsoft Partner team, Jake helped some of the world’s largest companies deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and assisted security operations teams integrate Microsoft 365 Defender into their existing processes.  Jake’s deep knowledge in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint originated in 2016 when he was trained by Microsoft’s development team in Herzliya, Israel and has since delivered technical sessions for private and public entities, as well as at technical conferences around the world.