Vanessa is a cybersecurity leader with over 16 years of security experience. She is currently serving on the Board of Carbon Black (CBLK) and BECU. She also is a venture partner with Flying Fish Partners in Seattle. Vanessa formally worked as the CISO at DocuSign and successfully managed through hyper growth and an IPO in 2018. She also was the SVP of Enterprise Security at US Bank, CISO at Expedia, and has held senior level security roles with Washington Mutual, Cingular, and AT&T Wireless. She has held numerous other roles specifically within the wireless arena, including Network Planning, Architecture & Engineering, Technical Sales, and Product Development.

She has an MBA from Stanford University, an MS in Telecommunication from the University of Colorado, and a BS in Engineering from UC Berkeley. She holds GSEC, CRISC, CISM, and CISSP security certifications, as well as the Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E) privacy certification.