Women in Security Networking Event: Advancing the Cybersecurity Workforce and Talent: Focus on the Business

Leah McLean, Head of Cybersecurity Programs

Leah McLean is a cybersecurity leader and industry influencer. She actively contributes to the community helping people break into cybersecurity careers and working with employers to rethink their workforce and hiring strategies. Leah volunteers for two non-profit organizations: Cyber Future Foundation and Whole Cyber Human Initiative. She is focused on developing strategy and programs to drive partnerships in new growth areas, including cyber warfare and workforce development and talent. As an advocate for bringing leaders and career seekers in cyber together, she co-hosts The CISO Diaries podcast.

Previously Leah led strategic alliance partnerships at Armor, a cloud security company protecting data for SMB and mid-market customers, where she was focused on cybersecurity awareness and training, and advancing technology solutions to serve CIOs and CISOs business needs.

Prior to Armor she served in senior management roles at Apstra, A10 Networks and Cisco Systems as a cloud security practitioner.

Leah is also a Founder of Multi-Cloud Leadership Alliance, a change agent focused on driving a better cloud service provider experience for the ecosystem. Leah currently is on the Board of Advisors for Cloud Defense, Inc., a breach visibility security startup and is on the board for the Cloud Security Alliance North Texas Chapter. She also serves on the resume review board for non-profit, Minorities in Cybersecurity. She is currently pursuing her Security+ and CISM certifications.

Leah holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, with an emphasis in International Relations from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is an active outdoor junkie always chasing adventure.

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