Bio

Richard Bird is known as “The Guy With the Bow Tie” all around the world. A prolific presenter and speaker, Richard is the Chief Security Officer for API security leader Traceable.ai and a rare multi-time C-level executive in both the corporate and start-up worlds. Richard is internationally recognized for his expert insights, work and views on API security, zero trust, data privacy, and digital identity. He is a Senior Fellow with the CyberTheory Zero Trust Institute, a Forbes Tech council member, and is interviewed and quoted frequently by media outlets around the world, including the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, Business Insider, CNN, NBC Nightly News and TechRepublic. He also is widely known for wearing those bow ties and while he probably isn’t the most tattooed person in cybersecurity today, he at least has to be in the top 5%. Contact Richard directly, or The Executive Speakers Bureau at www.executivespeakers.com for speaking engagement requests. Media requests may be sent to rb@richardbird.com or jessica@traceable.ai