Laura Lee – Circadence Corporation

Why Nominated:  Laura Lee, who manages rapid-prototype projects for experiential cybersecurity learning on the Circadence’s AI-powered platform Project Ares, brings an exceptional leadership record in the field of cyber exercises and training, previously directing the research and development at Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab (JHU/APL).

Profile: Her holistic delivery of learning material makes Laura Lee an outstanding educator. But so does her experience with the success of persistent training programs in government and military security efforts, which she brought to the Immersive Cybersecurity Defense class at the University of Colorado – Boulder in the College of Engineering and Applied Science last spring. Lee, who while at Johns Hopkins developed the developed the first ever Cyber Protection Team Crew Operations Manual for U.S. Military Forces and National Guard Teams, also led the assessment of cyber teams via large scale cyber exercises to defeat advanced persistent threats in support of U.S. Cyber Command.