Joe Friedman

Joe Friedman is currently the Principal at TechPar Group and a Consultant at Optical Systems Integrators. They have extensive experience in security architecture and planning, having served as Director at NYSE from 2009 to 2023, and held various roles including Principal Security Specialist at both Johnson & Johnson and CACI. They also worked as a Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston from 1997 to 2001, and as an Information Security Officer at Merrill Lynch from 2006 to 2008, where they enhanced security risk posture and managed penetration test programs. Joe holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Yeshiva University, where they continue their studies.