March - Roy Luongo, Cybersecurity Executive & Advisor, Former CISO at the United States Secret Service
Think cybersecurity is just “hackers and hoodies”? Think again.
The cyber industry spans analysts, AI architects, policy advisors, red team operators, cloud defenders, digital forensics experts, cyber diplomats — and that’s just the beginning.
The Cyber Workforce Series by Tortora Brayda Institute for Partnerships in AI & Cybersecurity and AUSCF pulls back the curtain on what these roles actually look like.
Every month, a new cyber professional joins us to answer:
- What do you really do?
- How did you get here?
- What skills actually matter?
- What advice would you give someone starting today?
If you’re curious about cyber, considering a pivot, or helping students navigate career options - this series is for you.
Join us this month as we visit with Roy Luongo, Former CISO at the US Secret Service and Cybersecurity Executive & Advisor
Roy W. Luongo is a cybersecurity executive and strategic advisor with 34 years of leadership across U.S. intelligence agencies, federal law enforcement, and global financial institutions. As former Chief Information Security Officer at the United States Secret Service, he directed enterprise-wide cybersecurity programs, achieved federal security authorizations (NIST, FISMA, FedRAMP), and led Security Operations Center personnel protecting mission-critical systems. His career includes senior leadership at U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, and JPMorgan Chase, where he built the firm's first Red Team capability.
Roy brings deep operational expertise in areas critical to today's security landscape: CMMC, FISMA, and other federal compliance frameworks, SOC and incident response operations, offensive security and adversarial emulation, and risk management for regulated environments. At NSA, he led the Red Team division certifying all Department of Defense Red Teams and authored national-level cyber operations policy. At U.S. Cyber Command, he developed SOC strategy and directed 24/7 operations centers supporting 6,500+ personnel across geographically dispersed missions.
He holds a CISO certification from Carnegie Mellon University, dual master's degrees from University of Maryland, and maintains CISSP and other industry certifications. Roy is a 2025 Cyber Titan Award recipient and Distinguished Member of the U.S. Army Cyber Corps. He also serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Arizona, teaching Cyber Warfare and Cyber Ethics, Law, and Policy.
Join Nathan and Roy for a dynamic conversation!
