Are you interested in hiring Wendi Whitmore to speak at your event, conference, trade show, meeting, or convention?

As a keynote speaker, she knows how to command a stage where she can deliver a powerful presentation that will captivate your audience.

On this page you can contact Wendi Whitmore’s speaker booking agency to learn more about her speaking fees and availability.

A booking agent will respond to you within two business hours to let you know if they are available and how much they cost.

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Speaker Bio

Wendi Whitmore is a highly-sought keynote speaker and expert covering such topics as cybersecurity, technology, and science. She is a best-selling author, consultant, media pundit, and thought-leader who has spoken at many conferences around the world where she gives leaders the skills they need to deal with fast, big changes in society, the workplace, and education.

Wendi Whitmore is hired to speak at events and conferences where she can give expertise on important global business affairs. She is a globally recognized cybersecurity leader, with passion for and expertise in building both early and growth stage incident response and cyber threat intelligence teams that solve our clients’ most challenging problems.

She has been a featured speaker at BlackHat, RSA, SANS, the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, and the WSJ Academy. I have been a keynote speaker at Cyber Tech, the Forrester Privacy Conference, GSX, and the Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS) conference. I have instructed graduate level computer science and cyber security courses at Carnegie Mellon and George Washington University, and have been profiled in Fast Company, Dark Reading, and SC Magazine.

Wendi serves as senior vice president for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks. She is a globally recognized cybersecurity leader, with two decades of experience building incident response and threat intelligence teams that have helped clients solve some of the world’s largest and most complex breaches.

She led the X-Force Incident Response & Threat Intelligence Teams, the X-Force Command (Cyber Range) and Incident Command Teams at IBM. My team and I created the X-Force IRIS team in 2016 and grew it from inception to a Forrester Quadrant One incident response leader in less than three years.

Wendi leads the new and expanded Unit 42, which includes former Crypsis security consultants and members of the original Palo Alto Networks threat researcher group (the original Unit 42). The combined team helps organizations tackle the most complex cyberthreats — from ransomware to state-sponsored espionage.

She joined Palo Alto Networks from IBM, where she led the global X-Force incident response, threat intelligence, incident command, and cyber range teams. She previously held executive level positions in the professional services organizations of CrowdStrike and Mandiant.

She began her career as a Special Agent conducting computer crime investigations with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

Wendi regularly meets with executive leadership teams and boards to advise them on strengthening their security programs to address their most-pressing threats. She is a frequent speaker at high-profile technical conferences and has taught graduate-level computer science and cyber security courses at Carnegie Mellon University and The George Washington University.

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Speaking Fees

Wendi Whitmore’s speaking fees can vary depending on the type of event you are producing and where it is located.

Her speaking fee can also vary depending on whether you need them to deliver a live or virtual presentation.

Please note we do not work with organizations looking for speakers to speak for free, do podcasts or interviews, or do non-paid charity work.

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To inquire about her speaking fees and costs, contact Keynote Speakers Agency today to book Wendi Whitmore for a live or virtual event, meeting, special appearance, conference, or trade-show.

Our agent will respond within two business hours.