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Chris Cathers has held various positions in the security and technology industries since 2005. Chris began their career as Sales Manager at Oakland Press in 2005, followed by Account Executive at SafeNet Consulting in 2007. In 2009, they became Vice President of Sales at Assurity River Group. Chris then moved to Secure Digital Solutions in 2014 as Director of Business Development. In 2016, they joined RSA Security as an Enterprise Account Executive and Cyber Defense Solutions Specialist. In 2019, Chris began working at Swimlane as Sales Director for North Central US and Eastern Canada. Most recently, they have been Co-Founder and CEO of OCTELLIENT, LLC since 2020, providing vCISO and Consulting for the mid-market serving financial services/banking, manufacturing and software. Additionally, Chris is the Founder and Co-Host of the Grit Meets Growth Podcast since 2021.

Chris Cathers attended Alpena High School, followed by Lake Superior State University from 1992 to 1997.