Andrew Cushman: As Sr. Director of Strategy in the Trustworthy Computing Group at Microsoft Corp. Cushman's primary focus is on End to End Trust - Microsoft's initiative for a safer, more trusted Internet, which aims to bring the trustworthiness of the physical world to the cyber world. Cushman is responsible for End to End Trust Outreach and works with teams across Microsoft and the broader security ecosystem.

Cushman previously managed the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC). The MSRC leads emergency response to security threats, defines and enforces response policies, and monitors monthly update quality and timeliness. Cushman expanded the MSRC's outreach programs to cover security researchers as well as mainstream security organizations, companies and computer emergency response teams.

Cushman joined the TwC Security team in 2004 as a member of the Security Engineering Group executive leadership team that made security processes an integral part of Microsoft’s engineering culture. Since then he has been a driving force behind the company’s security researcher outreach strategy and execution efforts, formulating the Responsible Disclosure Initiative strategy and initiating the BlueHat security conference franchise.

Since joining Microsoft in January 1990, Cushman has held positions on the Microsoft International Product Group, the Microsoft Money team and the Internet Information Services (IIS) team. He led the IIS product team during the development of IIS 6.0 in Windows Server® 2003. IIS 6.0 was one of the first Microsoft products to fully adopt the security engineering processes that are today embodied in  the SDL and remains a “poster child” of Microsoft’s commitment to security engineering and Trustworthy Computing.

Cushman earned a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of Washington and a master of international business degree from Seattle University. Away from work, he is an avid skier.