Nicole Fellouris
As a 20+ year Veteran of the Cyber Security Industry and an internationally recognized SME in Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence and Cyber Counter Intelligence Operations; Ms. Nicole Fellouris' career has included both successfully launching her own startup in 2002 as a Founder and CEO (exiting in 2011), public service, teaching at the University level, Advisory positions and co-founding both Cyber Security and Blockchain startups, the most recent being Flipside Security. Beginning in 1996 as a pre-med student at the University of California, Irvine., Nicole quickly developed a talent for reverse engineering and ethical hacking, attending her first Defcon in 1998 and receiving multiple recruitment opportunities by both Federal Law Enforcement, Domestic and International Intelligence Agencies. Nicole's first "C-Suite" position and technology startup experience started in 1999 as CIO of ComponentsDirect.com(VAR). In 2002, she left ComponentsDirect.com to Found Elite Development Group, Inc. Serving as Founder & CEO until sabbatical in 2011, Nicole and team were responsible for 100+ successful cyber threat disruption and incident remediation, in addition to Corporate & Regulatory Compliance Projects. As a Globally Recognized Senior I.T Security practitioner, Entrepreneur and Scientist, Nicole was privileged to receive and accept multiple Board Appointments within the Public/Private and Non-Profit Sectors.
