Mari Galloway is the CEO and a founding board member for the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC), one of the fastest growing 501c3 non-profit cybersecurity communities dedicated to bringing more women and girls to cyber. The WSC provides its members with the resources and support required to enter and advance as a cybersecurity professional. Galloway also works as a customer success architect for Palo Alto Networks. She regularly contributes content to security blogs and training companies across the country and is an adjunct professor at University of Maryland Global Campus.

Galloway began her cyber career with Accenture where she excelled as a network engineer. She is also the inaugural (ISC)2 Diversity Award winner for 2019. With over 12 years in the information technology field, 10 of which are in cybersecurity, her experience spans network design and security architecture, risk assessments, vulnerability management, incident response, and policy development across government and commercial industries. She holds a variety of technical and management certifications.

Galloway has a MS in information systems from Strayer University and a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from Columbus State University. She currently resides in Las Vegas. Outside of being a geek, Mari enjoys arts, puzzles and Legos.

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