Troy Wilkinson began his career serving others as a Law Enforcement officer. He commanded a Joint Terrorism Task Force, was a lead bomb investigator, and violent crime and homicide detective. However, one of his greatest achievements came from his ability and skill investigating and prosecuting child exploitation and other electronic crimes. Wilkinson was recruited by the U.S. State Department to train police officers in Kosovo on cyber investigations. He was seconded to the United Nations and European Union to lead investigations into political corruption, organized crime, war crimes, financial crimes and terrorism. Together with a team of international investigators, Wilkinson built the first IT forensics lab in the European Union Mission in Kosovo.

Wilkinson is the former Global Chief Information Security Officer with Interpublic Group (IPG), a Fortune 500 company. Prior to IPG, Wilkinson served as the CISO for International Cruise & Excursions. He is also the co-founder of Tego Cyber Inc, a threat intelligence and threat detection company, and serves on the Board of Directors.

Wilkinson is a worldwide speaker on cybersecurity, co-authored an Amazon Best Seller, and serves as an advisor/consultant with several VC firms and cybersecurity startups. He contributes to national syndicated publications and participates in numerous conference panels on cybersecurity topics and careers.