Chris Neely - CISSP, CISM

Chris Neely, CISSP, CISM has extensive experience in the fields of information security and systems engineering. Chris began their career in 1994 as a Support/Desktop Analyst/Developer at BOC Gases. Chris then moved to Prudential Portfolio Managers Ltd in 1998 as a Desktop Analyst. In 1999, they joined Intellect Services Ltd as a Technical Consultant, where they created project documentation and designed and implemented systems management software. In 2001, they began their tenure at Symantec UK Ltd, where they held the role of Security Analyst/Technical Account Manager. In 2006, they moved to PGP as a Senior Systems Engineer. In 2011, they joined Venafi as a Senior Sales Engineer, where they were promoted to Director of Systems Engineering, EMEA in 2012. In 2015, they moved to IBM Resilient as the Technical Sales Leader and Director of Systems Engineering, EMEA. In 2021, they began their current role as Director of Sales Engineering at Noetic Cyber.

Chris Neely has an education history that includes a Bsc Honours degree in Software Engineering from De Montfort University, which they obtained between 1992 and 1996. Chris also holds additional certifications, such as IBM Cloud Pak for Security - Technical Sales from IBM (obtained in June 2020), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA (obtained in January 2020), and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² (obtained in October 2003).