John Donovan

John Donovan is a cyber-security, technology, and business leader based in Silicon Valley. He is an active member of the cyber-security community in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. John has been a speaker and participant in webinars, private security events, and conferences such as RSA Conference, defcon, BSides, Identity World, and Cornerstones of Trust.

John is passionate about developing the next generation of cyber-security engineers and leaders. He has partnered with businesses, non-profits, and educational institutions to bring security content and opportunities to students and people looking to make a career change to cyber-security. John is past president and director-at-large for the Silicon Valley ISSA ( https://sv-issa.org/ ) and is a member of other security groups such as OWASP and ISLF.foundation. He has been active with ISSA International (https://www.issa.org/ ) and is a past member of the ISSA CISO Advisory Council.

In his day job, John builds and runs security programs and Chief Information Security Officer for Malwarebytes. Past professional positions include developing and managing Security, Risk Management, IT, and Engineering programs for Illumio, Veracode, NetApp, Xilinx, and other security and technology companies.