​Merritt is Field CISO at Lacework, a cloud security unicorn. She served for over 5 years at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Office of the CISO, serving as Deputy CISO to AWS. She has deep operational and strategic security experience in all three branches of government. She has a strong publication record and is frequently cited and interviewed in the press. She also advises young companies and sits on corporate boards, bringing her expertise in business risk, cybersecurity, legal considerations of technology, and entrepreneurialism.