Director / General Manager
AT&T / LevelBlue
Wilmington University, United States
Shannon has substantial experience safeguarding critical national infrastructure, including a specialized focus on election security. His collaborations extend to federal, state, and local governments as well as international enterprises. Shannon’s expertise has been essential in helping institutions develop robust cyber programs from the ground up, designing secure and resilient systems, establishing and sustaining continuous monitoring services, engineering for security transformations, vulnerability management, threat hunting and incident response.
Shannon has extensive board and leadership experience and currently serves as the President of the ISC2 Los Angeles Chapter in California and was a founding board member. He has also served on other boards, as the Chief Operating Officer on the national board of one of AT&T’s largest employee resource groups, championing diversity and chairman initiatives, as well as on the Alumni Leadership Board of Champlain College.
Shannon has received numerous awards; including recognition as a Top Security Leader of 2024 by Security Magazine, a distinguished Career Achievement Award from Champlain College, a visionary leader award from AT&T, and a recipient of AT&T’s exclusive Diamond Club for his work building the elections security program for the largest voting jurisdiction in the United States. He has spoken at many conferences such as the Legislative conference of the National Association of Counties (NACO) and regional summits such as Digital Government, and more.
In addition to various security certifications and certificates, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and a Master of Business Administration from Champlain College in Burlington, VT. He is actively working on a Corporate Governance Certificate at Cornell University, an Executive Leadership Certificate from University of Texas at Austin, and a coaching certificate from CTI. He is also an Adjunct Professor for Wilmington University’s College of Technology, teaching for both the graduate and undergraduate cyber programs. Shannon resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife and two children and enjoys coaching, mentoring, and trekking outdoors all over the world.
Keynote: Cyber Under Stress: Take Back Control Before Burnout Strikes + ISC2 Awards Announcement
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
8:00am – 9:00am PT