Michalis has built a career of more than 20 years working for well known organizations, in a wide spectrum of industries. With deep technical know how, combined with his business acumen, he has extended experience in building and leading IT and security teams, developing information security management systems for GRC, defining policies and technical standards, as well as monitoring controls and their efficiency through a proper risk management framework. Michalis holds several certifications for Information Security, IT Management and Governance while his academic qualifications include an MSc in Computer Science and an MBA; he frequently presents on security conferences.