Date started current role: July 2020 Location: Chicago, IL Brandon Hoffman is an admired CTO and security executive well-known for driving sales growth and IT transformation. He is responsible for Netenrich’s technical sales and security strategy for both the company and its customers. Most recently, he oversaw solution architecture for Intel 471’s dark web threat intelligence business. As former CTO at Lumeta Corporation and RedSeal Networks, Hoffman led technical and field development in network security, vulnerability and risk. He’s also held key practitioner roles focused in security architecture, penetration testing, networking and data centre operations. What was your first job? My first professional job was working at a radio company in Chicago. This was a technical role and was related to IT but also covered areas like remote broadcast and other RF technology. It was a great place to dive into a vast array of technical challenges which help prepare me for a future in cyber security.