Talya Parker
Founder , Black Girls in Cyber
Founder , Black Girls in Cyber
Talya Parker is the Founder and Executive Director of the BGiC Foundation, also known as, Black Girls in Cyber, whose mission is to increase industry awareness and diversity in cybersecurity, privacy, and STEM for women of color. By day, Talya is a Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Risk Management professional with over nine years of advisory, consulting, and industry experience combined. She has worked with top corporations like Deloitte, Nike, Georgia Technology Research Institute (GTRI) and currently, a Privacy Engineer at Google. Talya obtained a Masters in Cybersecurity from Brown University; and a Masters of International Business from Nova Southeastern University; she is also an alumnus of the illustrious HBCU, Florida A&M University.