CXO Xchange Welcomes Halcyon!

Cynthia Kaiser | SVP Ransomeware Research Center at Halcyon

Cynthia Kaiser is a seasoned cyber and national security executive with two decades of experience protecting the nation from complex threats across the globe. She previously served as Deputy Assistant Director of FBI’s Cyber Division, leading policy, intelligence, and partnerships to support victims and disrupt cyber adversaries. During her FBI tenure, she also served as a member of the Cyber Safety Review Board and as a daily intelligence briefer to senior White House officials in two administrations.

Today, Cynthia leads the Halcyon Ransomware Research Center, driving threat research and collaborating across sectors to outpace and defeat ransomware. Widely recognized as a leading cyber executive by organizations like The Cyber Guild, FedScoop, CyberScoop, WashingtonExec, and GovCIO, Cynthia is most proud of the teams she has built and the critical systems and communities their work helps protect.