Chris Valasek

Chris Valasek currently serves as the Sr. Director of Cybersecurity and Product Security at Cruise, focusing on autonomous vehicle security, application security, and platform security. Valasek has previous experience as a Director of Security for Autonomous Vehicles and a Principal Autonomous Vehicle Security Architect at RefocusED, Inc., contributing to educational initiatives that prepare students for the workforce. Additionally, Valasek held roles at Carnegie Mellon University as Adjunct Faculty, led security efforts at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group, and directed vehicle security research at IOActive, Inc. Past positions also include significant research roles at Coverity and Accuvant, as well as an X-Force Researcher at IBM Internet Security Systems. Valasek holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh.