My Story
Benjamin Knauss is an accomplished executive with over two decades of experience shaping and securing enterprise-scale technology infrastructures across public and private sectors. With a career rooted in innovation and strategic foresight, he has led world-class cybersecurity programs that balance compliance, risk mitigation, and digital transformation.
Benjamin oversees a global team of 50 cybersecurity professionals. He drives the implementation of comprehensive information security programs aligned with NIST frameworks, enhancing protection across both on-premises and cloud environments. Under his leadership, the organization has improved asset visibility, identity governance, and threat mitigation while modernizing security architecture and enforcing regulatory compliance.
Previously, Benjamin worked with Amazon Web Services, Avalara, AT&T and CSC fostered a secure-by-design culture. He designed cloud security strategies across thousands of cloud accounts and multiple cloud service providers. His work ensured GDPR, PCI, and SOC2 compliance and secured a platform serving over 100 million monthly users.
Benjamin regulary advising Fortune 50 companies on Engineering, Cloud Transformation, and Security. Among his standout achievements, Benjamin convinced CrowdStrike to change its pricing strategy, leading to 35% global cost savings across the industry.
He has delivered hundreds of innovative software and hardware projects including the first generation Apple iPod, illustrating his longstanding influence on the tech industry.
Benjamin holds a CISSP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, and CCSK from the Cloud Security Alliance. He has authored publications on deepfake risk mitigation and serves as a board member on several charitable and corporate boards.