Matt Barrett is Chief Operating Officer of CyberESI Consulting Group, a security operations center engineering and services firm, which is based in Baltimore.

Previously, Matt led the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (for short, known as the Cybersecurity Framework) program for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Through his awareness campaign and efforts, Matt propelled the Cybersecurity Framework to worldwide use, with a domestic usage that is estimated at over 30 percent.