About Matthew

Matthew Jennings is a cybersecurity architect, instructor, and thought leader with more than two decades of experience working in IT and security, helping organizations strengthen their security posture across critical infrastructure, government, and enterprise sectors. Known for bridging the gap between technical implementation and executive decision-making, Matthew brings clarity and strategy to an often-complex security landscape.

As an Information Security Architect, Matthew leads security architecture and AI adoption initiatives for critical infrastructure and globally influential organizations. His focus is on aligning technical safeguards with organizational risk strategy so that security decisions are practical, measurable, and tied to real business outcomes rather than abstract compliance goals.

Alongside his professional work, Matthew is a dedicated educator. He teaches DHS and FEMA-sponsored cybersecurity courses through the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, helping technical professionals and leaders within U.S. critical infrastructure better understand security, risk, and decision-making. He has served on the Center for Internet Security SLTT Vendor Advisory Board, is a former mentor in the MS-ISAC Leadership Mentoring Program, continues to mentor emerging security professionals, and is a member of the CompTIA Instructor Network.

Matthew’s work is driven by a simple belief: most security failures are not caused by missing tools, but by decisions made without sufficient context or understanding of risk. His goal is to help organizations and individuals think more clearly about security by connecting the “why” of executive strategy with the “how” of technical implementation.