Ryan Black

Ryan Black currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at BLACKCLOAK, having previously held the same title at Origami Risk, where notable achievements included leading a significant budget reprioritization and establishing a renewed security culture. With prior experience as Director of Engineering Security and Compliance at Mandiant, Ryan successfully integrated security practices and led teams to achieve FedRAMP compliance. As the founder of threatsurface.io, Ryan contributed to the pen testing and bug bounty field, while previous roles at Respond Software and Bugcrowd involved optimizing security operations and implementing best practices. Ryan's extensive background in information security spans various roles at companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Aflac, showcasing a strong history of improving security protocols and driving technical innovation. Ryan holds a degree from Western Governors University.