Advisory Board — CyberSat 2026
CyberSat 2026 · 10th Annual Edition

Advisory Board

The CyberSat Advisory Board is a selective group of leaders from the satellite, cybersecurity, IT, government, and academic communities who help shape the direction and content of the CyberSat program. Meeting five to six times a year, the board identifies key issues, trends, and emerging threats critical to securing space systems and data.

Madeleine Chang
Director of Policy
Satellite Industry Association (SIA)
Lisa Costa
VC Partner
Squadra Ventures
Lisa Donnan
Partner
Option3
Vinit Duggal
CISO
SES
Greg Falco
Asst. Professor, Aerospace Security & Autonomy
Cornell University
Felipe Fernandez
Chief Technical Officer
Fortinet Federal
Daniel Gizinski
President, Satellite & Space Communications
Comtech
Bob Gourley
CTO & Co-Founder
OODA, LLC
Jessie Hamil-Stewart
Post-Graduate Research Student
University of Bath
Richa Hukumchand
Founder and CEO
Pramatra Space
Erin Joe
Special Counsel
Wiley Rein
Thomas Kashangaki
Assistant Principal Director
The Aerospace Corporation
Leslie Kershaw
Chief Information Security Officer
Capella Space
Norm Laudermilch
Chief Information Security Officer
Vantor
Phil Mar
CTO / VP of Engineering
Viasat Government
Laurie Mercer
Senior Director of Solutions
HackerOne
Erin Miller
Executive Director
Space ISAC
Megan Moloney
Associate Director, Defense & Security
Guidehouse Federal
Will Mudge
VP, Engineering Operations
Speedcast
Tim O’Brien
Senior Project Engineer, Civil Systems Group
The Aerospace Corporation
Clémence Poirier
Senior Cyber Defense Researcher
Center for Security Studies (CSS)
Tim Sills
Lead Security Solutions Architect, Americas
Amazon Web Services
Dan Smith
Director, Secure Cyber Solutions
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Vince Walisko
Chief Operating Officer
Optimal Satcom
Lacey Wean
Senior Director
Carahsoft Technology Corp.
Lauryn Williams
Deputy Director / Senior Fellow
Center for Strategic and International Studies

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