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George Wrenn

Executive Advisor, Founder & CEO at ZenPrivata

George Wrenn has extensive experience in the cybersecurity field, having held various leadership roles in prestigious organizations. George is the Executive Advisor, Founder & CEO of ZenPrivata, where they focus on providing privacy solutions to select clients. Prior to this, they worked as a Research Affiliate & CAMS Entrepreneur in Residence at MIT Sloan School of Management, conducting research on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. George also founded CyberSaint, where they served as the Board Member & CEO, and LetoSecurity, where they provided cybersecurity and risk management services. Additionally, George Wrenn worked as the Cyber Security Officer and V.P. Cyber Security at Schneider Electric, leading a global team and managing relationships with customers. George has also worked at IBM, Unisys, RSA, and Omgeo, LLC, where they held various cybersecurity and technology-related roles. Furthermore, they served as an SAR/DR Pilot and Operations Officer 1st Lieutenant in the US Air Force Aux/CAP.

George Wrenn has a diverse education history. George obtained a Certificate in Artificial Intelligence from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in 2020. In the same year, they completed an Executive Programme in Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics at the University of Cambridge. In 2015, George attended the Harvard Kennedy School for an Executive Program in Cybersecurity: Policy and Technology. Prior to that, they were a Graduate Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2000 to 2015, where they pursued various fields of study including Management, Media Lab, Security Studies/Political Science, and Security Studies and Engineering. In 2000, George also participated in the LPD Programme - Executive Education at Harvard Business School, focusing on Product Development. George began their education journey by earning a BA (cum laude) in Social Sciences from Harvard University from 1993 to 1997. Additionally, George Wrenn has obtained several certifications, such as ISSEP (NSA Sponsored/ISC2 Issued) from (ISC)² and a Six Sigma Black Belt from SixSigma.us, both acquired in 2009. George also holds certifications in FEMA - 100, 200, 700 Series NIMS from FEMA, obtained in 2009, and CISSP from (ISC)². Furthermore, George obtained a CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) certification from EC-Council in 2012.

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  • Executive Advisor, Founder & CEO

    December, 2020 - present