Renata Spinks

Ms. Renata C. Spinks is a senior cybersecurity and technology executive whose diverse experience reaches across multiple sectors- from Academia to Active-Duty Military; from the Executive Branches of the Federal Government to the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense.

Ms. Spinks is a career SES who previously served as the Assistant Director of IT for IC4 (Information, Communications, Computers, Command and Control) for the Unites States Marines.  In this role, she also served as the Senior Information Security Officer/Authorizing Official for the service. She achieved exceptional awards, performance reviews and accolades as she led the execution and further expansion of the Network Modernization efforts started while she served in the Senior Leader role at MARFORCYBER (Marine Forces Cyber & Space Command).  She deployed cyber based technology and used her executive authorities to sponsor intelligence informed Defense Cyber Operations (DCO) and enterprise migrations-transitioning the USMC to 0365 secure mobile workforce in record timing.  

Ms. Spinks has now transitioned from public service and is now serving as an Independent Consultant and CEO of her own consulting firm – CyberSec International where she intends to build an industry-based go-to problem solving company for cyber operations concentrating on governance, transition planning and information technology modernization for supply chain, defense industrial base technology, and operations inclusive of law enforcement, business, and warfighting.