Dr. Keith Clement is a Professor of Criminology at California State University, Fresno.
He has taught a variety of Criminology, Emergency Management, and Homeland Security
courses as well as conducted and published research in these subject areas. Dr. Clement
Chairs the Workforce Development/Education Subcommittee of the California Governors’
Cybersecurity Taskforce under the leadership of the California Governor’s Office of
Emergency Services (Cal OES) and California Department of Technology. He is currently
developing and implementing the California Cybersecurity Career Education Pipeline
and Pathway Initiative to prepare 50,000 cybersecurity professionals for statewide
entry level employment. Dr. Clement Chairs the California Community College Chancellor’s
Office Public Safety Education Advisory Board (PSEAB) and was recently appointed Chair,
Information Technology Subcommittee of the California Interagency Advisory Committee
on Apprenticeships (IACA).
In terms of previous service, Dr. Clement served as former Director for the CSU Council
for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS) California State University
Chancellor’s Office Faculty Affinity Group. Dr. Clement received a U.S. Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) Early Career Scientific Leadership Award in 2008. He works
to enhance collaboration between the public sector, industry, and education/higher
education communities to build strong state wide career pipelines and pathways in
key sectors of Cybersecurity and Public Services/Safety. He served as Principal Investigator
(and Co-PI) on a variety of federal and state grants and project management.