Siobhán MacDermott - Risk, Identity, and a Life Between Worlds

About this episode

Siobhán MacDermott discusses her unique career journey and insights on risk and identity shaped by her childhood experiences.

In this episode, I speak with Siobhán MacDermott, a cybersecurity and public policy expert whose career spans Silicon Valley, global finance, and advisory. Siobhán reflects on an itinerant childhood and how constantly being the “new kid” shaped her relationship with risk, identity, and belonging. What began as an ambition to become an ER doctor took unexpected turns, from scouting mobile tower locations to eventually working at the intersection of cyber risk, geopolitics, and financial stabil...

People in this episode

Host: Philippe Rose

Guest: Siobhán MacDermott

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• public policy
• identity
• risk management
• geopolitics
• financial stability

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• identity
• risk
• geopolitics
• financial stability
• public policy
• Silicon Valley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Silicon Valley, global finance, cybersecurity, public policy

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