Mandy Andress

Mandy Andress currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Elastic since May 2018 and has expanded their professional roles as an Alliance Partner at CyberFuture and a member of the Merlin Advisory Council at Merlin Ventures, both active since 2023. Additionally, Mandy serves as an Investor/Advisor at Prompt Security, is part of the Board of Experts at Glilot Capital Partners, and holds advisory roles with Hetz Ventures and SVCI - Silicon Valley CISO Investments. Previously, Mandy was an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, focusing on Information Risk Management. Mandy holds a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, a Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Mays Business School, Texas A&M University.