Gio Kao

Gio Kao is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in cybersecurity and enterprise security. Currently serving as an R&D Manager for Cyber Risk & Enterprise Security at Sandia National Laboratories since August 2008, Gio has also held roles such as R&D Manager for Enterprise Cyber Security and Principal Member of Technical Staff in R&D Cybersecurity. Previous experience includes positions as a Senior Technical Staff member in Computer Software Research & Development at Sandia and a Graduate Intern at Caterpillar Inc. and Sandia National Laboratories. Gio's academic background includes a PhD in Computer Science/Operations Research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, complemented by education at Stanford University.