Woodrow Brown

Spearheaded Optiv’s innovation strategy and solution portfolio expansion, advising clients and investors and implementing a knowledge management system that accelerated solution development and client delivery.

Advised hundreds of clients on emerging cybersecurity trends and executed efficacy testing across endpoint, firewall, SOAR, DLP, SASE, and CNAPP technologies to drive adoption and enhance credibility.

Led service delivery across Labs, Solution Services, and Managed Services, generating over $48 million in 2012 and overseeing budgeting and quarterly revenue forecasting to sustain profitability.

Led a team of 20 offensive security professionals delivering 250+ projects and $10M+ revenue, and transformed IP into differentiated service offerings to accelerate innovation.

Directed technical sales support and service delivery across multiple regions, produced statements of work, scoped level-of-effort, and led a team of nine consultants delivering offensive security services.

Provided principal-level consulting and led client engagements across security assessment and advisory services to support business development and technical delivery.

Delivered security consulting engagements across assessments and remediation from 2003–2005, supporting client risk reduction and technical hardening efforts.

Co-founded NewPush and led operations from 2001–2003, building operational processes and directing day-to-day business activities to establish the company.

Worked as a business analyst in telecommunications, performing analysis and supporting project delivery to improve processes and systems between 1999–2001.

Grade: 3.8

Activities and societies: Information Security Club

Completed studies in computer information systems as part of a Bachelor of Business Administration program at James Madison University.