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Monica Verma is a leading spokesperson for artificial intelligence, leadership, cybersecurity, digitalization, cloud computing, and innovation, bridging the security and talent gap, and helping stakeholders apply information security to support their business and societal goals.
With her 20+ years of experience in technology, she is an award winning leader and Top 50 Women in Tech, and through her various leadership and advisory roles, clear and simple communication, as well as close collaboration with executives and top management, she has led many security and digital transformation projects for global businesses.
When Monica was 10, the pilot of a KLM flight from Amsterdam to New York invited her to tour the cockpit. As her eyes scanned its many dials and buttons, her heart leaped with excitement. That pilot likely had no idea that his invitation would ignite in her such a strong fascination with technology that she’d pursue a career in it. Already in high school, she began to embrace her childhood passion for technology. Since then she never looked back.
Throughout her career, she has been building security and talent for businesses and society “to drive innovation and enable them to do things today they weren’t able to do yesterday”. She has a global background and has worked in multiple countries with international organizations throughout her career, engaging and speaking with her audience all over the world.
Monica is a leader, a futurist, a keynote speaker of various keynotes on 5 Ways to Lead Amidst AI and Disruptive Innovation, How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Lives and Businesses, A Dive into The Seismic Shift, and more. Through her various leadership and advisory roles, clear and simple communication, as well as close collaboration with executives and top management, she has led many security and digital transformation projects for global businesses.
In addition to her CISO role, due to her strong passion for the industry, the people, and the businesses, she founded and is the CEO of Cyber Foyer and MonicaTalksCyber. Monica has been providing valuable and practical information to her audience and the community worldwide to help build and bridge the security and talent gap, demystifying security myths, and doing that through her real-world experiences and stories in an easily digestible and emotionally engaging format without jargon.
She has built a huge cyber following and community from 500 to 15000 within just 1.5 years and is growing. Monica Talks Cyber (her podcast show) has already been downloaded more than 6,000 times, only after 2 seasons. She spreads awareness, information, and real-life practical tips on security, privacy, leadership, career hacks, and risk management through various platforms.
