With more than 34 years of experience in cybersecurity and technology covering retail, manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare, James Beeson currently serves as an Executive Cyber Advisor and Consultant, providing cybersecurity strategic and operational advice for Board of Directors and Executive Leadership teams. James recently retired after 7 years as the Global CISO from The Cigna Group (NYSE CI). Before Cigna, James spent 20 years at GE Capital, 17 as a CISO and 3 as a CTO. James is actively engaged with venture and private equity partners to help recommend investment strategies in cybersecurity and advise start-ups regarding messaging and commercial engagement. In addition to mentoring and coaching executives on cybersecurity and leadership capabilities, James currently serves on Advisory Boards for Stripes, Zscaler, Databahn, Capgemini, Security Scorecard, and Checkmarx to help strategically guide the direction of roadmap development.