Shawn Richardson

Shawn Richardson is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in cyber defense and security operations. Currently serving as the Director of Cyber Defense Operations at NVIDIA since September 2019, Shawn has held various leadership roles, including Senior Manager positions in Cyber Operations and Product Security Incident Response. Previous experience includes serving as a Board Member for FIRST and Technical Lead for the Product Security Incident Response Team at Palo Alto Networks. At Microsoft, Shawn held multiple senior security management roles from April 2013 to January 2018 and also worked at Amazon as a Payments Compliance Project Manager. Shawn's career began at Microsoft, where a range of managerial roles spanned from September 2002 to November 2011. Educational credentials include a BA in Economics from New College of Florida and an MBA from the University of South Florida. Additionally, Shawn attended the Northwest Wine Academy from 2012 to 2014.