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ssionals work in many diverse fields.
Charles Britt, CEO & Co-Founder, Startfield
After 20 years working within government, industry,
and academia as an IT/Cybersecurity professional,
Britt co-founded Startfield, whose mission is to
increase diversity in the tech industry by creating
equitable access to career discovery, training, and
mentorship opportunities for historically underrep-
resented communities. Tyler Cohen Wood, CEO &
Co-Founder, Dark Cryptonite
Wood is a cyber-authority with
20 years of highly technical expe-
rience, 13 of which were spent
working for the Department of
Defense (DoD). She has helped
the White House, DoD, and the
intelligence community thwart
many threats to U.S. security.
She often appears on CNN and
in other media.
Princess Young, Senior Analyst,
Southwest Airlines
With over 9 years experience, Young leads the
cybersecurity education and training efforts for
60,000 Southwest employees across the country.
She enjoys engaging with employees so they can
feel empowered to share the responsibility of
cybersecurity, regardless of their role or title.
Renki Sethi, VP & Chief Information
Security Officer, BILL Holdings Inc
BILL provides automated, cloud-based software
for financial operations. Sethi is well-known for her
expertise in online security infrastructure and has
received many awards. Her career spans Fortune
500 companies like IBM, PG&E, Walmart.com, and
eBay, as well as Intuit Inc. and Palo Alto Networks.
Megan Young, Co-Owner
& Digital Security Educator,
JML Safety
Young is dedicated to making
a difference in the agricultural
industry. Through her company,
JML Safety, she works to protect
local businesses, strengthen
the security of the food supply
chain and create a safe digital
environment where farmers and
producers can thrive.
Mark Mbui, Product Manager,
Data Loss Prevention, Palo Alto Networks
Mbui and a diverse team of cybersecurity experts de-
velop cutting-edge tools to help companies automati-
cally classify and discard unnecessary data, boosting
safety and efficiency. College capture-the-flag contests
launched Mbui on his cybersecurity journey, powered
by a desire to make a positive mark on the world.
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