Alex Sharpe

Managing Director at Sharpe42

Biography: Mr. Sharpe is a long-time (+30 years) Cybersecurity, Governance, and Digital Transformation expert with real-world operational experience. Mr. Sharpe has run business units and has influenced national policy. He teaches Governance of AI and Resilience at the graduate level and is supporting the implementation of the resilience recommendations (PCAST report) made to the President. He has spent much of his career helping corporations and government agencies create value while mitigating cyber risk. This gives him a pragmatic understanding of the delicate balance between Business realities, Cybersecurity, and Operational Effectiveness. He began his career at NSA, moving into the Management Consulting ranks building practices at Booz Allen and KPMG. He subsequently co-founded two firms with successful exits, including the Hackett Group (NASDAQ HCKT). He has participated in over 25 M&A transactions. He has delivered to clients in almost 30 countries on 6 continents.

Contributions: Founding Co-Chair for Zero Trust 1 and 2. Recently returned. Resilience lead for joint Financial Services and Zero Trust working group. Key Management contributor. Contributor to ZT9, and ZT4. Contributor to AI Resilience publication.

Content developer for Zero Trust training.

Presented at about a eight CSA conferences and symposiums. Presented CSA's Zero Trust efforts to six non-CSA symposiums including two DoD forums. Primary contributor to five CSA publications. Regularly produce works for CSA including blogs.