# Tim Wainwright

> Tim Wainwright is the Philadelphia-based co-founder and CEO of Security Risk Advisors, established in 2010. He oversees strategy, culture and growth, advises cybersecurity leaders, and writes about purple teaming, threat-resilience metrics and security testing. He has publicly expressed an ambition for SRA to help launch 1,000 cybersecurity careers.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Security Risk Advisors
- **Organizations:** Security Risk Advisors
- **Education:** Penn State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Security Risk Advisors in 2010., Helped oversee development of the VECTR purple-team management tool, as described in his 2019 article., Repeat speaker at RSA Conference and Gartner, according to his official biography.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Helped found Security Risk Advisors.
- **2019** — Published on purple teaming and threat-resilience metrics; co-authored a red-versus-purple teaming article with Kevin Foster.
- **2022** — Published an expanded account of benchmarked MITRE ATT&CK alignment.
- **2023** — Published Continuous Security Testing Programs.
- **2024** — Published Casting a New Vision for Red Teams and co-authored VECTR for DORA TLPT Documentation with Stephen Burke.
- **2025** — Announced VECTR Satellite in Azure Marketplace and appeared on The New How Podcast.
- **2026** — Presented a March 20 VECTR webinar on validated Iranian threat-group coverage.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Security Risk Advisors in 2010.
- Helped oversee development of the VECTR purple-team management tool, as described in his 2019 article.
- Repeat speaker at RSA Conference and Gartner, according to his official biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Presented Stop Guessing, Start Validating: Iranian Threat Group Coverage with VECTR on March 20.
- **2025-06** — Appeared on The New How Podcast on June 24 to discuss ethical hacking, leadership and company culture.
- **2025-04** — Published the April 29 announcement of VECTR Satellite in Azure Marketplace.

## Links

- Website: https://sra.io/author/tim-wainwright/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-wainwright-87a4a51
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/TimWainwright

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Last updated: 2026-10-27