Mike Wilkes is a Chief Information Security Officer that has built, transformed and protected companies such as SecurityScorecard, ASCAP, Marvel, AQR Capital, ING Bank, Rabobank, CME Group, Sony, Macy's as well as European banks and airlines. Nominated in 2020 to the World Economic Forum as a technology pioneer, he provides thought leadership on cyber resilience in the oil and gas industry as well as quantum security working groups. A graduate of Stanford University and author of a book for Cisco Press in 2002, he is a featured speaker at technology conferences for Black Hat, Gartner, GovWare, and SANS and is a professor at NYU teaching cybersecurity courses. An avid jazz fan and musician, he is also on the board of trustees for the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and advisor to several startups.
