Laura Lee is the Executive Vice President of Rapid Prototyping at Circadence Corporation. In this role, she applies her extensive knowledge and experience in cybersecurity workforce development to help organizations understand how to identify, screen, assess, train and retain cybersecurity professionals. She previously led the product development for the Circadence® Project Ares® next generation cybersecurity training and assessment platform and the Orion Mission Builder.

Laura holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics from the University of Notre Dame. She also has a Juris Doctorate from George Mason University School of Law. She is also adjunct faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder where she teaches Immersive Cyber Defense to graduate students. Laura is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and holds certifications in gamification and game development. She was recently awarded Cybersecurity Women of the Year GOLD in 2019.