Theresa Payton was the first woman to serve as White House chief information officer.  Before overseeing IT operations as CIO for President George W. Bush, Payton held executive roles in banking technology for two of the country’s top financial institutions. She went on to cofound Dark3, a cybersecurity product company, and Fortalice Solutions, a world-class cybersecurity consulting firm. She is the author of multiple industry-leading books on IT strategy and cyber security, including “Manipulated: Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth,” which The Guardian named one of the “Top 10 Books About Cybercrime.” Payton is a frequent TV commentator on security issues; she also starred on the reality TV series “Hunted”.