Russ Smith
Field CTO @ Zscaler
Industry: Technology
- Field CTO (Jan 2024 – Present)
- AFCEA Cyber Committee Member (Mar 2023 – Present)
- Technical Director (May 2022 – Jan 2024)
- Security Delivery Senior Manager (Sep 2021 – May 2022)
- Program Director (Cybersecurity) (Apr 2021 – Sep 2021)
- Vice President, Cyber Practice (Oct 2019 – Apr 2021)
- Program Management Director (Dec 2018 – Oct 2019)
- Research Analyst (Jun 2016 – Dec 2018)
- Deputy Director, Communications and Deputy Chief Information Officer (Jul 2014 – May 2016)
- Commander, 435 Air and Space Communications Group (Jun 2012 – Jul 2014)
- National Defense Fellow (Jul 2011 – May 2012)
- Deputy Commander (Jul 2008 – Jun 2011)
The Sarcastimatic™ Bio
A disruptor in name only, but with the swagger of a keynote speaker at a failed crypto summit: Russ Smith, Field CTO at Zscaler, holds the corporate record for longest metaphor involving a boat, a journey, and some kind of lighthouse. Currently rebooting expectations like a Windows 95 startup chime. Their biggest skill is making vague ideas sound expensive.
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