Saad Ayad

Saad Ayad is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in cyber security, operations, and IT services. As a Principal Security Consultant at Mandiant, responsibilities included providing strategic consulting in government and commercial cyber security. Prior roles at Telstra encompassed various leadership positions, including General Manager Operations, where Saad oversaw incident management in a 24x7 environment, and General Manager Security Operations, focusing on cyber security operations for domestic and global entities. With a strong background in managing network assurance and security consulting, Saad also acted as Consulting Director at 403 Sentinel PTY LTD and has taught Cyber Security courses at Box Hill Institute. Currently, Saad serves as a Principal Consultant at Google in Mandiant Strategic Consulting. Educational credentials include a degree from the University of Melbourne.