Melody Balcet (@MelodyBalcet) is the Director of the Global Cybersecurity Program at The AES Corporation, a US-based Fortune 200 Energy company operating in 13 countries. In this role, she reports to the Global Chief Information Security Officer providing programmatic oversight of AES’ global cybersecurity implementation. Previously, she spent over eleven years with IBM’s Public Sector Cybersecurity and Biometrics service area leading its Defense and Intelligence Cybersecurity business and served government clients at Defense and Civilian agencies, most recently as an advisor on DoD-wide FISMA and cybersecurity performance measurement under the DoD Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity. In 2018, she finished her term as President of the ISACA Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter with over 10 years on its Board of Directors and volunteers with a number of non-profit organizations. Ms. Balcet holds an M.A. with Merit from the University of Manchester, Institute of Development Policy and Management (IDPM) and a B.A. from The College of William and Mary. She actively holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certifications. Ms. Balcet co-authored a chapter in “Protecting Our Future: Educating a Cybersecurity Workforce” and regularly speaks on GRC, FISMA, cybersecurity measurement, workforce, and leadership topics.