Charles Sterner

Charles Sterner is an experienced cybersecurity professional currently serving as Chief Information Security Officer and Executive Consultant at AARNet since May 2019. Previously, Charles held key positions such as Delegate in the Young Leadership Dialogue at the Australian American Leadership Dialogue from January 2022 to January 2024, Executive Consultant at CLS Consulting, and Director, Global SOC Strategist at Palo Alto Networks. With a demonstrated history at ArcSight, Charles played a critical role in establishing HP's Global Cyber Defense Group and led cyber defense operations for Sony PlayStation following the 2011 PSN breach. Charles has also contributed to the development of Security Operation Centers for Fortune 500 companies and holds educational qualifications from the University of Arkansas and Old Dominion University.