Paul Veeneman
Paul Veeneman
IT/OT Cybersecurity & Risk Management
Minnesota Chapter of ISSA
Speaker Bio

With 28 years of expertise across multiple industries, Paul leverages a broad background in both IT and OT cybersecurity, risk, and compliance, supporting the nation's critical infrastructure. Paul provides tailored guidance, charting a course through challenges in enterprise architecture, process, and industrial control systems, IoT, and cloud security. Paul's strategic insights have consistently empowered organizations to make informed decisions to meet challenges, goals, and mission objectives. Paul serves on several industry boards, including the local Minnesota chapters of InfraGard, the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), the International Society of Automation (ISA), helping to deliver relevant and timely cyber-informed content to organizations, agencies, membership, and local industry. Paul also collaborates with local high schools, colleges, and universities as an instructor and mentor. Paul offers guidance and support on both student career path decisions and academic curriculum development. His commitment to education bridges the gap between academic learning and real-world challenges but also inspired countless students to embark on meaningful and impactful careers in technology and cybersecurity.