Russ Ernst has over twenty years’ experience in product strategy and management and is frequently sought for comment on issues related to data security in the circular economy. As Chief Technology Officer at Blancco Technology Group, he is responsible for defining, driving and executing the product strategy across the Blancco data erasure and device diagnostics product suite. Russ is co-author of the recently published book "Net Zeros and Ones: How Data Erasure Promotes Sustainability, Privacy, and Security."