Ben is a Security & Risk Executive and recognized thought leader with more than 25 years of results driven experience in developing and executing security strategies. Currently, Ben is the Advisory CISO for Halcyon. Halcyon has built the first anti-ransomware engine to address one of the most prevalent threats in the cyber industry today. Ben has served in global leadership roles at advanced technology, high risk, and rapid growth companies such as Ericsson (Cradlepoint), Qualys, Aristocrat, Tenable, Visa, and Nokia. Ben has served as a member of the Board of Directors for organizations such as IT-ISAC and NTXPKUA. He is an advisor for Noname Security and Syn Ventures and has previously served on Advisory Boards for Living Security, TruStar, Mimecast, Qualys, and Accuvant.