Jay Dugan, age 62, joined Commonwealth in 2002 and serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the parent and its affiliates. Mr. Dugan is responsible for information technology, security, operation and ongoing development, including network configurations, protection of corporate assets and maximizing security and efficiency of information flow.
Prior to Commonwealth, Mr. Dugan founded First Securities USA, a FINRA member firm, in 1988 and operated that firm through 1998. From 1999 until 2002, Mr. Dugan was an independent due diligence consultant until he came to Commonwealth to develop that area of the firm.
Mr. Dugan has a Master of Science degree in Information Technology from Nova Southeastern University and is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of St Petersburg College with a Bachelors of Applied Science in Technology Management and an Associates of Science Degree in Computer Networking Technology. Mr. Dugan is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Microsoft Certified Database Administrator and Comp-TIA Certified Computer Technician. Mr. Dugan is a senior member of Commonwealth’s Disaster Recovery and Website Committees.