Parham Eftekhari on stage at InfoSec World

ParhamEftekhari

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For two decades, Parham Eftekhari has built communities, companies, and relationships at the intersection of critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, emerging technology, and national security.

“I have known Parham for over twenty years. He is a master at bringing people together in the cybersecurity community to help solve some of the nation’s most difficult and challenging problems in critical infrastructure protection. His dedication to cybersecurity education, training, and awareness is unequaled. A rare individual who has changed the landscape and made a difference.”

Dr. Ron Ross, NIST Fellow (Ret.)

Founder. Advisor. Leader.

CyberRisk AllianceExecutive Vice President, Communities2019 to Present ICITFounder & Chairman2014 to Present ArmorxAIAdvisor + Seed Investor2025 to Present Gray Space StrategiesSenior Advisor2024 to Present MazeBoltAdvisor2022 to Present Harvard Business SchoolVisiting Mentor2025 to Present Visit LinkedIn for additional experience history →

Education

BBA, Marketing & International BusinessGrainger School of Business, Class of 2002
International Business & MarketingESCP Business School, Paris
Executive Program: AI + Business StrategyMIT Sloan School of Management, 2023

Guided by humility, empathy, resilience, and kindness.

Parham Eftekhari interviewing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on stage
Interviewing Director of National Intelligence Coats for MFGS Inc. Annual Conference (2019)
Parham Eftekhari with federal leaders at the ICIT Gala and Benefit
With Federal Leaders at the ICIT Gala and Benefit (2023)
Parham Eftekhari speaking on the main stage at Identiverse 2024
Speaking at Identiverse (2024)

“Parham has incredible capabilities in networking by connecting many diverse types of professionals. His dedication and commitment to serving industry through cybersecurity policy creation and the reinforcement of resilient practices is unwavering and significant. The world is a better place thanks to Parham.”

Jim Routh, 3x F500 CISO

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