Dr. Jon Brickey is Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Evangelist, for Mastercard Technology. In this role, he leads the development of cybersecurity strategy, research, innovation, outreach, education & awareness, and technology scouting. Jon supports Corporate Security’s mission of delivering safety and security at the speed of business. He also serves as a Board Member for the Internet Security Alliance. Before joining Mastercard, Dr. Brickey served in the Army on active duty for over 26 years and retired as a Colonel, holding a variety of leadership and technical roles in information systems management and cyberspace operations. In his last position, he served as the Army Cyber Institute Partner Relations Director for the National Capital Region. Previously, Jon held leadership positions in Cyber-related programs at the National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command, Army Cyber Command, U.S. Northern Command, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Brickey earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a master’s degree in Science in Information Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Information Systems from the University of Colorado Denver. He also holds several industry certifications, including the CISSP, and is a graduate of the Washington University in St. Louis Executive Cybersecurity Leadership Program.
Jess is a principal analyst at Forrester serving security and risk (S&R) professionals. She contributes to Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO with a focus on security talent management. Additionally, Jess covers incident response and crisis management, and email security. Prior to her analyst role, Jess spent eight years as a principal advisor on Forrester’s Security & Risk Council. In this role, she was a trusted partner to a network of CISOs and S&R leaders, making and communicating critical decisions about and investments in their programs. Before she was an advisor, Jess led a Forrester Consulting practice focused on helping tech and service providers with their business and go-to-market strategies. Jess holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications, with concentrations in English and marketing, from the University of Connecticut.