Dr. Albert (Al) Marcella, Ph.D., CISA, CISM, President of Business Automation Consultants (BAC) LLC, is an internationally recognized public speaker, researcher, IT consultant, and workshop and seminar leader with 46 years of experience in IT audit, risk management, IT security, and assessing internal controls, having authored numerous articles and 30 books on various IT, audit, and security related subjects. Dr. Marcella's clients include organizations in financial services, IT, banking, petrol-chemical, transportation, services industry, public utilities, telecommunications, and departments of government and nonprofits. Research conducted by Dr. Marcella on unmanned aircraft systems, cyber extortion, workplace violence, personal privacy, electronic stored information, privacy risk, cyber forensics, disaster and incident management planning, the Internet of Things, ethics, and astrophotography has been published in the ISACA Journal, Disaster Recovery Journal, Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting, EDPACS, ISSA Journal, Continuity Insights, Internal Auditor Magazine and the Astronomical League's Reflector Magazine. Dr. Marcella, along with co-authors Madeline Parisi and Brian Moore's four-book series "From Street¿smart to Web¿wise®: A Cyber Safety Training Program Built for Teachers and Designed for Children," released in 2025 by Taylor & Francis Publishing, provides K-8 educators, parents, and educators globally, who nurture, guide, support, and ignite a passion for knowledge and learning in children of every educational background, with guidance and tools need to make student cyber-safety awareness practical, fun, and impactful. Dr. Marcella holds a B.S. degree in Management, a B.S. degree in Information Technology Management, an MBA with a concentration in Finance, and a Ph.D. in Management/Information Technology Management. Dr. Marcella is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and holds an ISACA Cybersecurity Certificate. Dr. Marcella is the 2016 recipient of the Information Systems Security Association's Security Professional of the Year award and recipient of the Institute of Internal Auditors Leon R. Radde Educator of the Year 2000 award and has been recognized by the Institute of Internal Auditors as a Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Member. Dr. Marcella has taught IT audit seminar courses for the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
