Jen ELLIS is the Founder of NextJenSecurity. In this role, she partners with security experts, technology providers and operators, civil society, and governments, to create greater understanding of cyber security challenges and solutions. She also serves on the UK Cabinet Office’s Government Cyber Advisory Board and the UK Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology’s Cyber Resilience Expert Advisory Group. She is also a co-chair of IST’s Ransomware Task Force, sits on the boards of the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, and the Rapid7 Cybersecurity Foundation, and is a member of the board of advisors for the CyberPeace Institute and the RUSI Ransomware Harms investigation. She has testified before U.S. Congress and spoken at numerous security and business conferences. Jen has a degree from the University of Warwick.