Walt Powell

Walt Powell is an executive coach, cybersecurity strategist, and pioneer of the Field CISO role. He helped found CDW’s Global Security Strategy Office, advising clients across industries. Author of The CISO 3.0 and Quantum Ready, Walt is a former CISO, security architect, professor, and award-winning practitioner. He serves on the IEEE P1947 quantum security standard group and the Cybersecurity Canon Committee. A CISSP, CISM, and C|CISO, he holds executive certificates from Carnegie Mellon and Stanford. Walt is a futurist and AI security expert who speaks at events like BSides, CypherCon, and Fal.Con, and hosts a cybersecurity book club and podcast.