Lesley Carhart

Lesley Carhart has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity and incident response. Lesley has served as the Technical Director of Industrial Incident Response at Dragos Inc., where they led cybercrime and intrusion investigations in various global industrial organizations. Lesley also held the role of Director of Incident Response (North America) at Dragos, managing the industrial cybersecurity incident response program for the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. Prior to joining Dragos, Lesley worked as a Principal Industrial Incident Responder, providing senior-level incident response and digital forensics services for industrial firms.

Lesley also has a background in the military, having served in the US Air Force Reserve as a Section Chief - Cyber Transport and NCOIC Cyber Transport. Lesley also worked as a Network Infrastructure Technician, where they deployed and maintained network infrastructure systems.

Additionally, Lesley has experience in the private sector, working at Motorola Solutions as a Security Incident Response Team Lead and Security Incident Responder. Lesley also worked at Motorola as a Network Security Analyst. Furthermore, Lesley worked as a Network Management Center Engineer at Vanco US, LLC.

Earlier in their career, Lesley worked as a Communications and Navigation Systems Technician in the US Air Force and as an Associate Web Developer at UNETY Systems, Inc.

Lesley Carhart obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Network Technologies from DePaul University in 2004-2006. Later, in 2008-2012, Lesley earned an Associates of Applied Science degree in Avionics Maintenance, Electronic Systems from the Community College of the Air Force. Lesley also holds several certifications from GIAC Certifications, including Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN) in 2015 and Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) in 2013.