Jess Schwartz, DBA, is an instructor with Laurus College teaching various business and information technology courses. She holds a doctorate in Computer Information Systems, a master’s degree in information technology management, an MBA in information security, and a bachelor’s degree in technical management.

She has over 16 years of work experience as a Senior Business Analyst in well-known companies before finding her enthusiasm for doing research in the IT field in order to serve both academia and IT industries.

Jess’s primary research interest focuses on cybersecurity and AI. Her research centers on understanding behavioral aspects of information security and helping organizations mitigate information security violations and increase employees’ information security awareness and compliance. Her research has been published in IS journals such as IACIS and presented at prestigious conferences. Her teaching interests include management information systems, business process management, AI, and cybersecurity.