Profile
Lynda Grindstaff has 30 years’ experience as a technology and cybersecurity engineering executive, public board director and strategic advisor for growth companies. Most recently, Lynda was a VP of engineering at McAfee, where she led the global malware operations teams. In addition to protecting customers, she provided incident response and drove efficiencies across the company. Prior to McAfee, Lynda spent 22 years at Intel in various technical and senior leadership roles. She is known for being a passionate and inspirational leader who excels in driving innovation and efficient cybersecurity solutions.
Expertise
- Incident Response
- Operational Excellence (Measurement and Metrics)
- Technology Strategy, Roadmaps and Rationalization
- Security Leadership Development & Organizational Structure
- Board of Directors & Executive Communications
Qualifications
Achievements & Contributions
- Three Patents in Cybersecurity
- Award Winner: 2024 Cybersecurity Woman Leader of the Year, Intel Achievement Award and three Society of Women Engineers national awards
- Board Member for OFGBancorp (NYSE: OFG) and Women's Empowerment
- Advisory Board Member for How Women Lead and Cal State Univ Sacramento (CSUS) College of Engineering
- Founding Limited Partner in How Women Invest
- Speaker at major conferences such as RSA
Certifications & Credentials
- BS, Computer Science- California State University Sacramento
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