Karen Worstell, VMware

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Karen Worstell is a Senior Cybersecurity Strategist at VMware, where she advises customers, partners, and the security industry at large based on her more than 25 years of technology thought leadership. She has previously worked as a CISO for brands such as Russell Investments, Microsoft, and AT&T Wireless, and has served in roles at NIST, Aerospace Industries Association, US Department of Commerce Computer Systems Security and Privacy Advisory Board, and other organizations. She is passionate about improving representation and equity for women in the tech workforce and has spoken internationally about how organizations can retain their female brain trust.