Lessie Skiba

Lessie Skiba is the Global Director of Outreach and Partner Engagement at the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI), leading initiatives to educate small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) on cybersecurity best practices. She forges strategic partnerships with industry leaders to strengthen SMB cybersecurity, secure global supply chains, and collaborate with the US government to enhance cybersecurity in developing nations. With a career dedicated to cybersecurity and technology, Lessie has held key roles at Nisos, a cybersecurity startup, and an early-stage venture capital firm. Now, as Chief of Staff at NetRise, a software supply chain security company, she focuses on internal strategy and driving cultural change to improve organizational effectiveness.