Justin Daniels is a shareholder at Baker Donelson and Executive Director of the firm’s cyber-security accelerator. He leads the Atlanta Emerging Companies Group and is a member of the Global Business Team. Follow on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Atlanta Cyber Week is a public-private collaboration hosting multiple events during the first week of October that highlight the pillars of the region’s cybersecurity ecosystem and create an opportunity for meaningful interaction between growth oriented cybersecurity companies and our Fortune 1000 client base. Follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Gary Lister has laudable successes at local, state, and federal levels in executive and leadership capacities. After a long career with the Department of Defense, he began an encore with the Georgia Department of Corrections, where he has reinvented Career, Technical, and Post-Secondary Education in support of Governor Deal’s prison reform initiatives.
He is the Chief Strategist for offender education and training in Georgia; he designs, manages, and oversees the delivery of over one and a half million hours of training and education annually to enhance rehabilitation and post-release employment. He and his team delivers programs in over sixty facilities (state prisons, probation detention centers, transitional centers, substance abuse centers, and privately-operated contract facilities) all across the state. Team members include department staff, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and other partners.
He is a critically acclaimed author (all books have 5 Star reviews on Amazon.com) and a dynamic speaker at national and international events. He’s been a trusted advisor, with numerous board positions, consulting and coaching engagements, and direct reporting assignments to senior executives. He was on the National Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award for several years and has been on the adjunct faculty at Middle Georgia College, Macon State College, and Georgia Military College. Under his leadership the Bleckley County Board of Education won a prestigious national award from the National School Board Association.
His awards and honors includes Top Thought Leader in Trust by Trust Across America, Technology Leader of the Year by Industry Week Magazine, Outstanding Alumni Award by Georgia College and State University, and one of “99 Cows” by management guru Seth Godin (“99 Cows” was the follow-on to the bestselling “Purple Cow” and identified individuals or organizations who are “doing something wonderful”). Follow on Facebook.
