Matt Seul

Matt is a Senior Technical Staff Member for the IBM Software CISO Technical Resources and Automation Projects team. His primary responsibility is to improve overall organizational capability, scale and velocity to fulfill compliance requirements.

Matt comes from a career in software development with over 20 years of experience in the security domain. As a seasoned speaker, Matt has represented IBM X-Force Threat Research on conferences and client engagements around the globe. He has also a long track record of Agile transformation leadership, holding multiple certifications (e.g. PMI-ACP, CSP) and has contributed to several publications in the field. Matt is a CISSP and CISM credential holder.

In his spare time, Matt has contributed to numerous (security) innovations, earning the coveted "Master Inventor" title with 40+ patents filed and 30+ patents granted.

Matt's formal education complements his technical skills. He holds Master of Science degree in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity from Sam Houston State University in the US. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Management from the Fachhochschule fuer Oekonomie und Management in Germany as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Fontys Hogescholen in the Netherlands.