Jeanine Johnson is a renowned cybersecurity strategist with 25+ years of experience driving security as a competitive edge for billion-dollar companies. Ms. Johnson has repeatedly demonstrated how cybersecurity can bolster brands, increase margins, and grow revenues. She is currently on the Boards of PJM Interconnection, and privately held cybersecurity and clean-tech startups. Previously, she served as Vice President (VP) Head of Product Security at Netgear, Head of App Security at Apple, and as a McKinsey & Co. Consultant on digital transformations after earlier engineering leadership roles at Microsoft and Amazon. Ms. Johnson has launched several spin-offs and startups, including as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of PeerSpace.com and was shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019 at the Women in IT Awards in Silicon Valley.
Ms. Johnson is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Fellow and a Doctoral candidate researching cybersecurity through the School for Engineering and Applied Science at George Washington University in Washington DC. She earned two engineering degrees from the University of Missouri, and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Cornell University.
