Lisa Ackerman is a seasoned cybersecurity professional and U.S. Air Force veteran with a mission-driven approach to solving complex security challenges. With a career spanning government service and the private sector, Lisa brings a strong sense of purpose, teamwork, and service to every role—focused on making a meaningful impact while enabling business success.
Lisa specializes in building threat-led defense programs that ensure organizations are protecting their information against the most relevant and realistic threats. She places strong emphasis on human resilience, advocating for the integration of people-centric planning into incident response and disaster recovery programs to protect not only systems, but the teams responsible for defending them.
After transitioning from government to industry, Lisa carried forward a deep commitment to information sharing, team care, and collaboration, aligning security strategies with business objectives while strengthening organizational preparedness. Her leadership style reflects both operational rigor and empathy—recognizing that effective cybersecurity depends as much on people as it does on technology.
Beyond her professional work, Lisa is an active volunteer and community advocate, dedicated to improving preparedness for natural and man-made disasters. She leverages her cybersecurity expertise to support emergency response efforts and is passionate about educating individuals of all ages on cybersecurity risks, privacy, and identity protection.
As a webinar speaker, Lisa offers a grounded, mission-focused perspective on threat-informed defense, resilience, and human-centered cybersecurity, drawing from real-world experience across government, industry, and community service.
