With almost 20 years of professional experience in the information security industry, Ryan has provided cybersecurity counsel to global government delegations including Jordan, North Macedonia, Peru, and Spain. He also works with the National Governors Association and is a board member of the National Cyber Security Alliance and the Cybersecurity Technical Advisory Board

Sherrod is the VP of Threat Research and Detection leading a worldwide malware research team to advance Proofpoint threat intelligence and keep organizations safe from cyberattacks. Sherrod directs her 24/7/365 team to investigate advanced threats, deliver protections to customers daily, and create scalable threat intelligence solutions that integrate directly into Proofpoint products. Sherrod has been with Proofpoint for five years and has over fifteen years of information security experience.

Mike Stacy is the Global Director of Cloud & Information Protection at Proofpoint, where he is primarily focused on aligning Proofpoint’s strategy to customer priorities. Previous to this role Mike was Director of Advanced Technology for Proofpoint, where he led a global team focused on areas including cloud security/CASB, SASE, enterprise DLP, email fraud defense, SOAR, browser isolation, and security awareness training. Over the course of his career Mike has worked with some of the world’s largest companies and government agencies to drive innovation across a variety of technology disciplines including security, messaging, networking, and collaboration.

Cosmo Romero is a Senior Sales Engineer for Managed Services at Proofpoint. As a solution architect/sales engineer, Cosmo has sold technical products and services within 41 states and in Canada for over 15 years. As a secondary role, Cosmo has provided services delivery in several areas including: Building security programs/program designs, Technical Installations/Configurations and Managed Services delivery.

Aaron graduated with a BA in Education from Michigan State University.  Aaron has over 25 year of experience educating a wide range of learners ranging from Kindergarteners to Corporate Executives. Aaron has been a consultant at Eli Lilly and Company since 2016. He has played a key role in the ongoing Cybersecurity Workforce Awareness maturity journey at Lilly for the past 4 years.

As part of Eli Lilly and Company’s Information Security Education and Development team, Sonja Popp-Stahly manages internal communications and change management efforts for information security initiatives enterprise-wide. Sonja’s 28-year career spans agency and corporate communications positions in New York City and Indianapolis, working with brands including Procter & Gamble, Sara Lee, Hanes, Nabisco and Nestle.

Sara Pan is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Proofpoint. Sara has been a product strategist in the cybersecurity industry for almost 10 years. She has presented at industry events and webinars- topics spanning across endpoint security, data security, GDPR, and email security. Sara’s on top of the new wave of email threats, such as business email compromise, account takeover, and supply chain risk.