Sayako Quinlan

Industry Expert, Texas Cybersecurity Clinic

Sayako is a cybersecurity professional with a background in research, policy, program development, and incident response (IR). She has conducted digital forensics and led over 40 IR engagements, including ransomware, insider threat, and nation-state APT cases. She has also advised executive management on cybersecurity posture improvement and trained information security teams at dozens of organizations.

She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University with a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs and is pursuing a Masters in Cybersecurity from Brown University. She is currently a Senior Security Researcher at CrowdStrike and Secretary for the Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology Working Group at Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation.