Kush is an award-winning leader with over two decades of experience. He is an active member of the global cyber community, supported over 20 Digital Transformations valued at $1B+ each, was named Global Enterprise CIO of the year, and has led teams through cyber breach response first-hand. His experience market cap is approximately $2.5T and is an innovator specializing in building digital cyber capabilities in complex, decentralized, political organizations with initiatives ranging in value between $500k-$1B. Kush also has experience of $34B in M&A, has overseen 700+ reports, managed $150M in budgets, lead a portfolio of 100 programs, co-authored the world’s first Cyber Accountability Policy via the WEF, and is currently on the National CISO Committee on Information Protection for Canada as Vice-Chair. Kush is also the Founder of startup KnightSpectre, leaders in delivering immediate value to Boards, Executives, and Organizations with expertise in cybersecurity advisory, strategy & roadmap, M&A, organization build, business case, risk assessment, digital transformation, and CISO strategic execution.Kush is the Director, Municipal Modernization & Partnerships at MISA Ontario where he advocates for and lobbies on behalf of Ontario Municipalities. Prior to this, he was the acting CISO for CP Rail, inaugural CIO for Aptitude 360, inaugural CISO for the City of Toronto, inaugural Security Executive at Saputo, and advised over 50 organizations from the Fortune 500 to Governments during his 14-year tenure with Accenture and Deloitte.