Olivia is an industry veteran and proven executive leader with over 21 years experience building, transforming, and delivering successful IT and cybersecurity programs. Olivia possesses a rare blend of technical, governance, and business acumen to easily
articulate cybersecurity strategy and initiatives to both C-Suite/Board of Directors and technical audiences.
Olivia is presently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and VP of IT & Security at a fast-growing SaaS company, and a frequently requested speaker on cybersecurity at events and on podcasts. Olivia is also widely regarded as a mentor and
thought leader in the industry and as champion for diversity and equality.
Olivia loves crosswords, cooking Italian food, going to the gym, reading historical
fiction and non-fiction, and is a big lover of fat, orange cats.
Olivia Rose, IANS Faculty member since 2021, shares deep domain-level expertise with clients in the following areas: business/security program alignment, security program creation & transformation, strategic vision, mission, & roadmap creation, team leadership and mentoring, diversity & inclusion.