Mike Bursell

Chief Security Architect, Red Hat

Mike Bursell joined Red Hat in August 2016, following previous roles at Intel and Citrix working on security, virtualisation, and networking. After training in software engineering, he specialised in distributed systems and security, and has worked in architecture and technical strategy for the past few years. His responsibilities as Red Hat's Chief Security Architect  include forming security and blockchain strategy, external and internal visibility, and thought leadership. He regularly speaks at industry events in Europe, North America, and APAC.

Professional interests include: Linux, Open Source Software, security, distributed systems, blockchain, NFV, SDN, and virtualisation (including Linux Containers and hypervisors).

Mike has an MA from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from the Open University.