Dan Cunningham is Manager, IT Security at Prime Therapeutics. Prior to that, he led cyber incident management at 3M. For the Minnesota National Guard he plans cyber engagements with the Croatian Armed Forces. Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 2002, Lieutenant Colonel Cunningham has commanded at the company level, and was the first commander of the Minnesota Cyber Protection Team. He has completed deployments to Bosnia in 2003-2004 and Iraq in 2006-2007 and 2009-2010. His most significant award includes the Bronze Star Medal with a bronze oak leaf cluster.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from St. Olaf College in Minnesota and holds numerous industry certifications. Dan completed the Master of Science in Security Technologies program at the University of Minnesota Technological Leadership Institute.