Helen Patton is a strategic cybersecurity advisor at Cisco. Previously she served as a CISO for the Cisco Security Business Group, and an Advisory CISO, providing strategic insights to the security community. She was the CISO at The Ohio State University and spent ten years in risk and resiliency at JPMorganChase.

Helen actively encourages cybersecurity collaboration across and within industries, to enable better information security and privacy practices.  She actively works to expand the cyber workforce, and mentors people interested in pursuing careers in security, privacy and risk management.  She advocates for more naps and is anti-bagpipes.

Helen has a Master’s degree in Public Policy. She serves on various cybersecurity advisory boards and industry groups.  Helen is a blogger and the author of “Navigating the Cybersecurity Career Path”.