Raffi Jamgotchian

My Story

As the son of a mainframe programmer, Raffi Jamgotchian has been around computers since the age of seven. Raffi joined and then later ran a successful Bulletin Board Service (BBS) out of his bedroom while in High School (yes he is that nerdy) prior to attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and receiving a BS in Computer and Systems Engineering.

Raffi joined a control systems manufacturer and helped implement some of the largest distance learning and conference systems in the United States. In 1995, Raffi joined as a general IT technician and automation specialist for a mid-tier investment firm, but eventually moved up to be the Director of IT Infrastructure for the New York region. During his tenure at that investment firm, he served as an advisor for emerging technology investments and managed many of the large-scale IT integration projects including the first cybersecurity teams. During this time, Raffi obtained an MBA in Information Systems.

In 2006 he left that firm to assist in the startup over another smaller independent investment fund.

In the fall of 2008, in the middle of the financial crisis, Raffi saw an opportunity to service the small investment firms that were now cropping up. They needed the same technical, compliance, and cybersecurity that larger investment firms did, but didn’t have the resources.

Highlights:

• Earned a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in 2005
• Past Councilman for the Borough of Northvale
• Past Board of Education member for Northern Valley Regional High School, Technology Committee lead
• Member of the Northern Valley Rotary Club
• Member of the US Secret Service Cyber-Fraud Task Force NY/NJ Chapter
• Member of the New York Infragard Chapter
• President of the Armenian Engineers & Scientists of America – Northeast Section
• Past Advisor to the ASCII Group – the largest IT industry association