Chris Sullivan, Managing Director
Chris Sullivan is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of expertise in AI, cybersecurity, governance, and risk management. He has led strategic programs for organizations like Citi, Merrill, CIGNA, and Aflac and has driven successful market strategies, product innovations, and exits for both hardware and software technology companies. Chris has also contributed to industry-wide attack simulations in collaboration with the Federal Reserve, MIT, Harvard, DHS, InfraGard, and the FBI.
Throughout his career, Chris has held pivotal roles, including CTO, CISO, CEO, President, Board Advisor, and General Manager. A trusted advisor to boards, executives, and CEOs on business and technical strategies, Chris is also a regular public speaker, providing insights to media, analysts, industry groups, and government entities on AI, cybersecurity, governance, and risk management.
Industry Leadership:
- InfraGard Atlanta Board Executive (current)
- InfraGard Atlanta Financial Services Sector Chief (current)
- InfraGard National AI Cross-Sector Council (current)
- Chaired ISACA’s Global Access Risk Management Task Force (past)
- Member Advanced Cyber Security Center (past)
- Member CISO Coalition (past)
- Board and Advisory Board Members for several cybersecurity companies
Tim Callahan
Chief Security Officer, Aflac
Chair, National Technology Security Coalition
Executive Committee, Cybersecurity Collaborative
Nick Sturiale
Managing Partner, Ignition Partners
Nick’s companies have realized more than $1B in returns from approximately $180M in investments. He holds an MBA with academic distinction from the University of California, Berkeley where is a frequent guest lecturer.
Meltem Ballan, Ph.D.
Meltem has founded companies in blockchain, AI, and ML; Founded the E&Y AI Solutions Team; Data Science fellow at GM; Professor.
Mike Rothman
Chief Strategy Officer of Techstrong Group and GM of Techstrong Research
Mike is a security industry luminary with a track record of establishing and growing consulting, research, and product organizations. He speaks regularly on DevSecOps and AI.