Brian Benestelli

Brian Benestelli has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity and project management. From 2012 to 2014, they worked at the Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University as a Senior Accountant. Brian then joined the CERT Division at the Software Engineering Institute in 2014, where they held various roles including Project Manager, Associate Cybersecurity Engineer, Cybersecurity Engineer, and Team Lead for Resilience Diagnostics. In 2023, they joined Axio as the Director of Cyber Risk Engineering.

Brian Benestelli obtained their Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from PennWest California. Their education in this field does not have specific start or end years provided. Following this, they pursued a Master of Professional Studies degree in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Penn State World Campus from 2019 to 2021. Brian has also obtained several certifications throughout their career, including AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in September 2021, Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance from (ISC)² in February 2023, GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED) from GIAC Certifications in November 2018, GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) from GIAC Certifications in August 2017, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance in September 2016, and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) from the Project Management Institute in June 2015.