Essye B. Miller is a recognized leader with over 35 years of Federal and Department of Defense (DoD) experience driving cross-cutting information technology and business transformation initiatives. Ms. Miller served as the Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Department of Defense from 2018 until her retirement in 2020. As the Principal Deputy CIO, she was responsible for all matters pertaining to information management, cybersecurity and digital transformation. During this time, she was key to the development of the DoD Digital Modernization and Cloud strategies, establishment of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, and shifting DoD from compliance-based to risk-managed cybersecurity posture. Prior to this role, Ms. Miller was the DoD Chief Information Security Officer, the senior official for all policy and governance matters related to DoD's $8B Cybersecurity program. She was named the Acting DoD Chief Information Officer by the Secretary of Defense in 2017, leading the organization through a critical political transition.

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Currently, Essye provides insights on cybersecurity, information management, IT, digital resiliency, information assurance, and risk mitigation as a Board Advisor to Dell, Trellix, T-Mobile, Millennium Corporation, Leidos and serves as a strategic advisor for Rebellion Defense and Pallas Advisors. Leveraging her global network of highly specialized partnerships in both government and industry, she advises corporations on expanding into the public sector, the federal/government market, their product portfolios, GTM strategies, and strategic direction for the executive teams.