A globally recognized software security expert, Dan Cornell has over 25 years of experience
architecting, developing and securing software systems. Previously as a CISO Advisor and Vice
President of Product Strategy at Coalfire, Dan worked with customers and industry partners to
help solve their challenges in cloud and application security. Prior to its acquisition by Coalfire,
Dan was a founder of and the Chief Technology Officer at Denim Group, where he helped
Fortune 500 companies and government organizations integrate security throughout the
development process. Currently Dan is an investor, advisor, and board member.

Cornell is an active member of the development community and a sought-after speaker on
topics of application and software security, speaking at international conferences including RSA
Security Conference, OWASP AppSec USA and EU, TEDx, and Black Hat CISO Forum. He holds
three patents in the area of software security.