Sara-Michele Lazarus

Sara is an information security technologist building a world class computer security incident response team at Salesforce. She specializes in creating high performing technical teams and loves to solve tough problems. Prior to joining Salesforce, Sara led the protection of client networks as part of a Managed Detection and Response service provider. As an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, Sara taught the course "Cyberforce Superiority: Foundational Elements" with the goal of empowering public policy focused graduate students to create better policy through the application of technical security knowledge. Sara began her career as a business technology analyst with Deloitte Consulting. She subsequently worked as a project management professional focusing on portfolio and performance management before joining Raytheon's Cyber Exploitation Unit. In her spare time, Sara enjoys seasonally alternating between skiing and falling off her surfboard.

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