Patrick is a cybersecurity practitioner originating from California’s Silicon Valley and San Francisco, focusing on programs securing the global financial sector. A naturalized Belgian he contributes to alleviating the critical cyber skills shortage and building a diverse next-generation cyber workforce via CyberWayFinder. Patrick also leads business and cyber teams and executive in ‘cyber-uplift’ programs and masterclasses. His credentials include Environmental and Civil Engineer, a BSCEE, and MBA and job titles including IS Director, VP of Operations, Security Architect and Chief Security Officer.

He focuses on talent building and gender-rebalancing efforts in the cyber and technology domains by building cyber apprenticeship programs, via CyberWayFinder and leading Hack,Your.Cyber.Career seminar series and working with international corporates, associations and others to build the next generation cyber workforce.

Personal interests include driving old cars too fast while taking photographs (in well-controlled secure environments) …