Ian co-founded The Network in 2013 after 10 years in the intelligence community where he worked in North Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central America. He grew up in Roanoke, VA, earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cedarville University and an MS in Telecommunications from Southern Methodist University. He began his career as an officer in the US Air Force in 1996. Ian resides in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children.