George Woodward

George Woodward serves as the Director of Cybersecurity at North Wind Group, leading a team of 32 staff to oversee cybersecurity for the US Department of Energy's Hanford Site, managing a complex environment of 10,000 users and 20,000 devices. Woodward has extensive experience in cybersecurity governance, compliance, and incident response, having previously held roles as Manager of Cyber Analytics & Engineering and Acting Director of Cybersecurity. Prior experience includes IT Project Manager for the City of Kennewick, Chief Operating Officer for United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties, and Business Consultant/vCIO for elevate. Woodward holds an MBA from Washington State University and a BA in Music Performance from the University of Puget Sound.