John Steven is a Senior Director at Synopsys. His expertise runs the gamut of software security-from threat modeling and architectural risk analysis to static analysis and security testing. He has led the design and development of business-critical production applications for large organizations in a range of industries. Since joining Synopsys as a security researcher in 1998, John has provided strategic direction and built security groups for many multi-national corporations, including Coke, EMC, Qualcomm, Marriott and Finra. John's keen interest in automation continues to keep Synopsys technology at the cutting edge. He has served as co-editor of the Building Security In department of IEEE Security & Privacy magazine, and as the leader of the Northern Virginia OWASP chapter. John speaks regularly at conferences and trade shows.