Chief Operating Officer, Irius Risk 

<p>I started my entrepreneurial adventure almost a decade ago, and this journey has lead me to become a voice in the ecosystem of Cybersecurity startups and scaleups, participating in several mentoring programs to empower girls and women in STEAM roles. As co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at IriusRisk I have had the privilege of working with a team who has taken a small startup into the market leading Threat Modeling company, growing from 2 people to currently 120 employees across three continents, and this growth is expected to continue, as IriusRisk is regarded as one of the most promising companies in the appsec sector.</p>
<p>This success was achieved through hard work, sleepless nights, good luck and practical strategic planning of resources by the Operations team. I never dreamed of leading a technology company (my dream was becoming Indiana Jones) and I studied a number of masters programs in Near Eastern Studies specialising in Akkadian and Sumerian. A blog post on how Gilgamesh and Enkidu is a metaphor for breaking silos between Dev and Security teams is on my todo list.</p>
