Cybersecurity Leader

Fortune 500 Director | CISSP
M.S. Cybersecurity Graduate Student
@ Georgia Institute of Technology

Joe Hawley with his miniature dachshund Daisy

I bridge cybersecurity and business value to guide risk-informed decisions that protect what matters while enabling innovation and growth.

Neurodivergent, self-taught coder with 20+ years in MedTech, turned enterprise leader. Raised on a North Carolina farm, now calling New York home. Former DJ, passionate about Japanese culture (bucket list: summit Mt. Fuji), sci-fi fan, and proud dog dad to my miniature dachshund, Daisy.

Welcome to my blog, thoughts on cybersecurity leadership, and occasional experiments.