Mikael works as the Product Security Lead for Customer Intelligence R&D at SAS Institute Inc. His work involves close collaboration with various teams within SAS, including Product Management, Cloud Operations, Research & Development, Legal and the Privacy Office and obviously SAS customers. He has worked at SAS for 13 years, mostly in professional services as a technical architect in a global enablement role within the Customer Intelligence practice, but also as the Information Security Manager for the Nordics. In addition, he is a skilled trainer & presenter with over 15 years of presenting experience and has delivered numerous SAS bootcamps and workshops around the world. He is an ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer (CIS LI) and a Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP). Outside of work he is a serious casual video gamer, likes Japanese cars & is known to sample different beers wherever he may roam.