Michael Oberlaender brings 25 years of experience as a Global CISO and 10 years of board-level leadership to some of the most pressing challenges in enterprise security. He is the creator of Security-by-Design and coined the term SecDevOps—concepts that have shaped how organizations approach integrated, proactive security strategy.

A prolific voice in the industry, Michael is the author of three books on CISO leadership and strategy, Editor-in-Chief of the My Take thought leadership newsletter on LinkedIn, and has contributed 100+ articles quoted across outlets including the Wall Street Journal, CSOOnline, CIO, and ComputerWorld.

He holds an MS in Physics from the University of Heidelberg and maintains a deep portfolio of certifications including CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, CISA, and TOGAF, among others.