Professor Ron Woerner CISSP, CISM

Ron Woerner, CISSP, CISM, has over 20 years of IT and security experience as a noted consultant, keynote speaker, teacher, blogger, and podcaster. Ron is a Principal Security and Risk Consultant for Forrester Research, focusing on building cybersecurity and zero trust programs for large organizations. Ron also teaches at Bellevue University, an NSA Center of Academic Excellence. In 2019, Ron delivered a talk for TEDx Omaha, "Hackers Wanted" where he provided ideas for building a generation of ethical hackers to thwart the malicious ones. He is a member of the ISC2 North American Advisory Committee, the RSA conference program committee, has numerous technology degrees, and is passionate about building the next generation of cyber professionals.