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Chad Moore is the founder and CEO of Xonicwave, a managed IT and cybersecurity company he started in 2004 with no loans. A U.S. Air Force veteran with 33+ years in technology, he is the author of three money books for kids, teens and adults, and speaks to students about life after graduation.

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Chad Moore grew up in New Orleans, raised by a single mom, and learned about money the hard way. He started his first business, a car detailing company, at 16. At 20 he joined the U.S. Air Force, graduated with honors from Technical Training School, and spent six years as a Computer Security Program Manager with communications and air combat squadrons and served as a UN peacekeeper with Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti. He earned the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award and multiple Airman of the Month awards.

In 1998 he contributed to the SANS Institute’s Windows NT Security: A Step-by-Step Guide. After the Air Force he worked as a management consultant for Fortune 500 companies at International Network Services and Lucent Technologies, then as Consulting Director for two California IT firms. In 2004 he founded Xonicwave, which was profitable in its second month. Today Xonicwave holds 5 stars from 85 Google reviews and keeps 92% of its clients. Along the way Chad bought rental homes and invested in his future.

Chad is the author of Millie’s Millions, Make Your Move and Your Next Money Move. He has traveled to 39 countries, spoken to seniors at many Indiana high schools and to school administrators on cybersecurity, and shares lessons on money and business on Instagram as @blueyesvegas. He has served on several nonprofit boards, including the board of directors of the Marshall Faulk Foundation in San Diego. A huge dog lover, he lives in Las Vegas with his Siberian Husky, Shelby.