eXecutive Security

Robert D. Rodriguez is the Chairman & Founder of SINET and a Venture Partner at SineWave Ventures. Previously, Robert advised and coordinated the public - private sector outreach for The Department of Homeland Security and other institutions, and served 22 years as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdrod/ https://www.security-innovation.org 

Hayley Roberts has been a tech executive for many years, and has been the CEO of Distology, an IT security distributor based in the UK, since 2015. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-roberts-69b5562/ Distology: https://www.distology.com 

Akira Brand is an experienced developer who has worked in Developer Relations for the past several years, most recently with Bright Security. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akirabrand/ Artists Who Code: https://www.linkedin.com/company/artistswhocode/ Bright Security: https://brightsec.com 

In this Tips and Techniques episode, eXecutive Security podcast host Gene Fay shares his advice and best practices for networking. Learning how to make the best of networking events is a powerful life skill that plays a big role in career success. With in-person events making a strong comeback post-pandemic, those early and not-so-early in their careers will find Gene’s practical tips valuable.

Zenobia Godschalk has worked closely with many cybersecurity companies over the years as the founder of ZAG Communications, a PR and marketing firm serving technology companies, and is now SVP of Communications for Hedera. She also does a lot of philanthropic work in the technology space.                                                                                                                                    LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenobiaaustingodschalk/Dark Reading Article: https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/senior-level-women-leaders-cybersecurity-nonprofitForte Group: https://forte-group.org/home-our-missionAndreessen Horowitz: https://a16z.com

Jenn Reed has more than 25 years of product management and engineering experience in cloud networking infrastructure, security, governance, risk, and compliance across both the private and public sectors. She is currently Principal Partner SA, SPE at AWS and was formerly CISO at Aviatrix. Jenn served her country in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1995-2000 and again in 2003 during the Iraq war. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennsreed/ 

Brian Castagna is the CISO at Seven Bridges, a leading biomedical data company. He is an experienced and skilled information security leader who has held security leadership positions at several organizations including Acquia and Oracle. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-castagna-1890544/ 

Ramachandra Hegde is a senior executive with over 24 years of experience, including 12 years in global CISO roles, including with a Fortune 300 manufacturing multinational and a global professional services firm. He is currently senior vice president and CISO at Genpact. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramkhegde/

Dan Schiappa, the chief product officer at Arctic Wolf, has been a technology leader for many years at organizations including Sophos, RSA Security, and Microsoft.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-schiappa-bbb1062/University of Central Florida News: https://www.ucf.edu/news/cybersecurity-team-wins-4th-national-championship/Arctic Wolf: https://arcticwolf.com/company/careers/ 

Richard Ford is an experienced cybersecurity and technology leader. Currently the Chief Technology Officer at Praetorian, he has held leadership positions at many organizations, including Cyren, Forcepoint, and Raytheon. Richard also has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Oxford. Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ford/ Praetorian LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/praetorian/ ISC2: https://www.isc2.org BSides: https://bsideslv.org