Ciaran Martin founded the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and served as its first CEO. He holds the position of Professor of Practice at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government and is a leading global authority on cyber security. He is also a fellow at Hertford College, Oxford. Ciaran is a 23-year veteran of the UK Government, having worked directly with five Prime Ministers and a variety of senior Ministers across three political parties. He held senior positions at HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office, as well as GCHQ. He was head of the Cabinet Secretary’s Office and led the official negotiations that led to the agreed terms and rules for the Scottish independence referendum.Ciaran is the Chair of CyberCX in the UK, as well as a managing director at Paladin Capital, head of the SANS CISO Institute & an adviser to Garrison Technologies and RedSift. He is also a board member at Our Future Health.