SXSW 2023
Breaking Cyber Ceilings - The Path to the C-Suite
Description:
Companies with more diverse executives are 33% more likely to see above-average profits, but corporate boards are still falling behind. Despite concentrated efforts to recruit women to C-suite positions in recent years, women only hold 23% of executive positions. Considering cybersecurity is only 24% women, the picture is likely even graver for cybersecurity.
As a CMO of a cybersecurity unicorn, Sherry Lowe of Exabeam has experienced firsthand how tough it can be the find your way to the C-Suite as a woman in cybersecurity and as someone in marketing — but knows what the rewards for the industry could be if we get more women on the path to CMO and in the boardroom.
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Takeaways
- The cybersecurity industry has come a long way to address the gender gap, yet there is still work to be done.
- How diversifying leadership in marketing or any field, will benefit an organization in terms of recruitment, sales and future company success
- What to do if you face challenges working toward the C-suite in cybersecurity
Speakers
- Sherry Lowe, Chief Marketing Officer, Exabeam
Organizer
Sherry Lowe, Chief Marketing Officer, Exabeam
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