Mike Melo is an experienced cybersecurity leader and technology advisor who is the current CISO of LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services. Melo is well respected for his security thought leadership, risk analysis/management abilities, technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and sound decision-making capabilities. Melo enjoys mentoring CISOs, CIOs, and senior executives to further develop the alignment of security programs and business outcomes. Melo is part of the Toronto Evanta CISO governing body and contributes in a leadership capacity at quarterly gatherings including; talking panels and individual presentations. Melo presents talks and participates at other various security industry meetups and conferences such as C3X, Sheridan College Information Security forum, TASK, Various CISO advisory boards, SecureCISO, SecTor, Blackhat, and RSAC. Melo will also be published in 2 cybersecurity magazines in (2020) recognizing his leadership and capabilities in the cybersecurity industry.