Christian Espinosa

Christian Espinosa is the bestselling author of “The Smartest Person in the Room,” an entrepreneur and founder of Blue Goat Cyber, a white hat hacker, and a lover of heavy metal music and spicy food. Christian used to value being the smartest person in the room until he realized that his greatest contribution to humanity, leadership, and the fight against cybercrime is his ability to bring awareness and simple solutions to the challenges associated with high IQ/low EQ staff.

Christian holds over 25 certifications, including the CISSP, CCISO, and PMP. He is a US Air Force veteran with an Engineering degree from the US Air Force Academy and MBA from Webster University. Christian holds multiple patents on cybersecurity attack and defense. When Christian isn’t protecting us from cybercriminals, he climbs mountains, travels the world, teaches outdoor wilderness survival, and competes in Ironman triathlons.