Derek Fisher

Derek Fisher is a cybersecurity leader, award-winning author, and university instructor who has spent nearly three decades bridging the worlds of hardware engineering, software development, and application security. As VP of Application Security at Envestnet, he leads product security for a global fintech firm. He wrote the 'Application Security Program Handbook' (Manning Publishing), authored the 'Alicia Connected' children's book series on digital safety, teaches application security at Temple University, and runs the Securely Built newsletter - making complex security concepts accessible to engineers and leaders alike.