Wendi Whitmore

Wendi Whitmore is the Chief Security Intelligence Officer at Palo Alto Networks, where she leads efforts to transform complex cyber threats into actionable intelligence. With over 20 years of experience, Wendi has built and led incident response and threat intelligence teams that have helped organizations respond to some of the most significant breaches in history. Previously, she led Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 and held executive roles at IBM, CrowdStrike, and Mandiant. Wendi began her career as a Special Agent with the U.S. Air Force. She serves on cybersecurity advisory boards for Duke University and the University of San Diego, and was an inaugural member of the Cyber Safety Review Board launched by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Wendi serves as the chair of the Industry Advisory Board for the Duke University Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity (MECS) and is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Cybersecurity. She was previously an inaugural member of the Cyber Safety Review Board, launched by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Wendi also serves on the University of San Diego's Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering Industry Advisory Board.