Oct 29 2025: REN-ISAC Webinar

with Amad Sheikh (University of Delaware) and CJ Kloote (Indiana University)

Wednesday, October 29
Noon ET

Description

With shrinking budgets and increased workload, hiring and retaininggood information security talent grows ever more important. Amad Sheikh and CJ Kloote will join us for a panel discussion Q&A on innovative and effective hiring and retention practices. We will cover a variety of topics including leadership support: work flexibility; and hiring, training, and development in the AI age. Amad and CJ also answer viewer questions. 

Speaker

Amad Sheikh, CISO, University of Delaware 
Amad Sheikh serves as CISO at the University of Delaware, leading strategic cybersecurity initiatives across academic and administrative areas. He previously held the position of Global Director of Info Sec at NYU, as well as roles including Head of Information Security at Five Below and Head of Emerging Technologies and Enterprise Architect for Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley. Earlier in his career, he held senior technology positions at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and Hewlett-Packard. Amad holds a Doctorate in Public Administration, an MA in Organizational Leadership, an MBA, and multiple degrees in Information Systems, as well as various industry certifications. 

CJ Kloote, Manager for Threat Intelligence Engineering, REN-ISAC, 
CJ Kloote is the manager for Threat Intelligence Engineering at REN-ISAC, leading an engineering team responsible for building and operating the technical infrastructure that serves the REN-ISAC member base. Previously he led the OmniSOC Platform Engineering team, was a principal engineer for GlobalNOC, and has worked as a systems engineer and software developer for software startups and Internet service providers. He holds a BS in Informatics from Indiana University.