Chris Sullivan, Managing Director
Chris Sullivan is a seasoned cyber executive with over 20 years of experience in AI, cybersecurity, governance, and risk management. He has led strategic programs for major organizations, including Citi, Merrill, CIGNA, and Aflac. He has also played a pivotal role in designing industry-wide attack simulations alongside the Federal Reserve, MIT, Harvard, DHS, and the FBI.
Chris has held leadership roles as CISO, CEO, President, Board Advisor, and CTO
A trusted advisor to boards and CEOs on business and cyber strategies, Chris is a regular public speaker, providing insights to media, analysts, industry groups, and governments 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.