Phil Zongo

Phil is an international keynote speaker, multi-award winning virtual CISO and official member of the Forbes Business Council. He is the bestselling author of The Cyber Leadership Imperative (co-authored with his business partners), The Gift of Obstacles, The Five Anchors of Cyber Resilience.

He was named one of 2020's Top 100 Most Influential People of African Descent (New York, USA) and the 2017 ISACA International's Best Article Award (Chicago, USA) winner. His opinions have been featured by Forbes, CISCO, NZ Business Herald, Financial Standard, SAP, etc. Among many global accolades, Phil was named one of the Top 7 Global Cyber Security Leaders (Security Magazine and ISACA) and among the Top 30 Australian cyber security executives in 2023 and 2024. He is the CEO of the Cyber Leadership Institute, one of the world’s fastest growing community of cyber leaders. At CLI, Phil teaches executive influencing, personal branding, board reporting and governance.