Ross Young

Co-Founder

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States20 yrs 7 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Two decades of cybersecurity experience across top agencies.
  • Creator of the OWASP Threat and Safeguard Matrix.
  • Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in both public and private sectors.

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Keynote SpeakingArtificial Intelligence (AI)StrategyProgram ManagementEnterprise ArchitectureComputer SecurityCyber SecurityProject ManagementCloud ComputingManagementInformation TechnologyCyber OperationsInformation SecurityBusiness IntelligenceInternational Affairs

About

From CIA spy to CISO, Ross Young has spent two decades pushing the boundaries of cybersecurity. Ross is the co-host of CISO Tradecraft, creator of the OWASP Threat and Safeguard Matrix (TaSM), and a seasoned cybersecurity leader. He has served as CISO in Residence at Team8, CISO of Caterpillar Financial, and an instructor at Johns Hopkins University. Previously, Ross was a divisional CISO at Capital One and has over a decade of cybersecurity experience across CIA, NSA, and the Federal Reserve Board. Ross holds master's and bachelor's degrees from Johns Hopkins University, Idaho State University, and Utah State University. Ross is also designated as a Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE) and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Experience

Clear capabilities inc

Co-Founder & CEO

Mar 2026Present · 0 mo · Las Vegas Metropolitan Area

Ians

Faculty

Jun 2025Present · 9 mos

Team8

CISO in Residence

Jun 2024Jul 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote

Ciso tradecraft®

Co-host

Aug 2020Present · 5 yrs 7 mos · Remote

Caterpillar financial services corporation

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Jun 2020Jun 2024 · 4 yrs · Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Sans institute

Instructor

Jan 2020May 2020 · 4 mos

Capital one

Divisional CISO

Nov 2018Jun 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Johns hopkins whiting school of engineering

Lecturer

Aug 2017Aug 2022 · 5 yrs · Remote

Central intelligence agency

4 roles

Division Management

Sep 2016Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Chief Engineer

Jun 2015Aug 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

Technical Director

Promoted

Apr 2010May 2015 · 5 yrs 1 mo

IT Project Manager

Feb 2008Aug 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Federal reserve board

Information Technology Professional

May 2007Feb 2008 · 9 mos

National security agency

Technology Security Designer

May 2006Aug 2006 · 3 mos

National information assurance training and education center

Information Assurance Analyst

Jul 2005May 2007 · 1 yr 10 mos

Education

The Johns Hopkins University

Master of Science (MS) — Information Systems Engineering

Jan 2009Jan 2011

Idaho State University

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Information Assurance

Jan 2005Jan 2007

Utah State University

Bachelor of Science (BS) — Computer Science

Jan 1999Jan 2005

Utah State University

Bachelor of Science (BS) — Business

Jan 1999Jan 2005

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