Tennisha Martin is the founder and executive director of BlackGirlsHack (BGH Foundation), a national cybersecurity nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and resources to underserved communities and increasing the diversity in cyber. BlackGirlsHack provides Black women and girls with resources, mentorship, direction and training required to enter and excel in the cybersecurity field. 

Martin has worked in a government consulting capacity for over 15 years, and most recently has been working as a penetration tester. In her spare time, she is a cyber instructor, mentor and red-team-leaning ethical hacking advocate for diversity in cyber and the executive suites. She has numerous certifications, including Security+, Project Management Professional (PMP), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Global Information Assurance Certification Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT).

Martin has a M.S. in cybersecurity from John Hopkins University, a M.S. in digital forensics from the University of Maryland, and a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.  She currently lives in Virginia.