Edna M. Conway

Edna Conway is CEO of EMC Advisors, providing board and advisory services to enterprises and governments globally on technology, security, risk management and supply chain resilience. She most recently served as Microsoft’s VP, Chief Security & Risk Officer for Cloud Infrastructure, responsible for the security and resilience of the cloud infrastructure upon which Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud business operates. Previously, Conway served as Cisco’s Chief Security Officer, Global Value Chain, was a partner in an international private legal practice and served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Hampshire. She holds an AB from Columbia University, a law degree from the University of Virginia and additional credentials from MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and New York University.

Conway is an advisor to capital investment organizations, has served on over a dozen boards and is an inductee into Fortune’s Most Powerful Women. She also serves on the NYU Tandon
School of Engineering Cyber Fellows Advisory Council, as a guest lecturer for the Carnegie Mellon University CISO Program and is a Sr. Non-resident Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace.