Walt Powell
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Walt Powell

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Walt Powell is an accomplished cybersecurity expert, ethical hacker, author, and certified executive coach. He specializes in providing tailored executive advisory on risk, governance, compliance, and IT security strategies, with a focus on translating complex cybersecurity issues into business-focused outcomes. As the Lead Field CISO and a founding member of the Global Security Strategy Office at CDW, Walt leads a team composed entirely of former CISOs. Together, they bring unparalleled experience and insights from advising hundreds of organizations across industries, helping to elevate security leaders, programs, and business resilience. Before joining CDW, Walt founded and led Left Brain Security, serving as a vCISO to clients across the private sector. Over the course of his career, he has worked as an award-winning cybersecurity leader, architect, advisor, pre-sales engineer, and professor of networking and security at Wright College. He has taught CISSP and CISM boot camps and remains active as a certification exam development committee member for several global organizations. Walt holds a wide range of credentials, including CISSP, CISM, C|CISO, the Carnegie Mellon CISO Certificate, and the Stanford Advanced Cybersecurity Certificate, along with technical and sales certifications from leading cybersecurity firms. Walt is the author of two books: The CISO 3.0, a guide to next-generation cybersecurity leadership, and Quantum Ready, an enterprise roadmap for preparing for post-quantum encryption. He is a member of the Cybersecurity Canon Committee and serves on the IEEE P1947 working group helping define the Standard for Quantum Cybersecurity Framework. As an AI security expert and futurist, he regularly explores how emerging technologies are reshaping cyber risk. Walt speaks at leading conferences including BSides, CypherCon, and CrowdStrike Fal.Con and shares insights through articles, white papers, and his cybersecurity book club and podcast. Outside of his professional life, Walt is a former professional musician and multi-instrumentalist who enjoys spending time with his children, traveling, and learning new languages.
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