Wendy Nather has been working in the industry for over 25 years. She was previously Director of Advisory CISOs at Duo Security, and Research Director at the Retail ISAC, where she was responsible for advancing the state of resources and knowledge to help organizations defend their infrastructure from attackers. Wendy was also Research Director of the Information Security Practice at independent analyst firm 451 Research.

Wendy has served as a CISO in both the private and public sectors. She led IT security for the EMEA region of the investment banking division of Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS), as well as for the Texas Education Agency. Wendy was inducted into the Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame in 2021. She serves on the board of directors for Sightline Security, is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative, and a steering committee member for the IST Ransomware Task Force. She is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.