Bio

Leader. Culture Changer. Whatever It Takes. Former CIA Analyst. I am an experienced manager skilled in growing teams developing strategic insights for decision-makers. I am an effective relationship builder, well-versed in leading in cross-functional organizations - with product management, communications, legal, and public policy - to drive security results. I have proven skills in prioritizing and managing multiple projects with high visibility. In the private sector, I have overseen the IBM threat intelligence group with a focus on organizational culture to permeate a ''whatever it takes'' attitude. I have grown a team of 12 analysts to 40 threat hunters, reverse engineers, and developers with a global voice on cybersecurity threats and protect global companies. I have launched threat intelligence research into the public to take analysts' insight to cybersecurity decision-makers around the globe, driving news coverage and market access. While in government as a CIA intelligence analyst, I developed innovative intelligence products to address customers' needs. As an analyst covering a unique target - rule of law issues in the Middle East - I developed collaborative working relationships with intelligence customers to identify their analytic needs and use interviews and debriefings to leverage their knowledge for leaders across the community. I readily take ''personal leadership'' regardless of my role in the organization - whether volunteering to lead interagency working groups, mentoring junior employees development gaps, and developing solutions for clients.