Bil Harmer

Bil has been in the IT industry for over 30 years, driving innovation in internet technology since 1995 and specializing in security since 1998. He is currently the Founder and CEO of Killswitch Advisory and is an Information Security Advisor to Craft Ventures.

Bill's previous roles include leading Security, Privacy, IT, and CloudOps for Craft Ventures and its portfolio companies. He also served as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Evangelist at SecureAuth, where he was instrumental in the company's restructuring and transition to a Hybrid Cloud model with integrated Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). Before that, he was the Americas CISO for Zscaler, collaborating with customers to re-architect their security frameworks using a Zero Trust model.

As Vice President of Security at SuccessFactors, Bil pioneered the use of SAS70 alongside ISO standards to establish a trusted security audit methodology widely adopted by the SaaS industry until the introduction of SOC2.

A recognized thought leader in security and privacy, Bil has spoken at major industry conferences such as RSA, ISSA, GrrCon, and the Cloud Security Alliance. He has also been featured in and contributed to publications like Dark Reading, Data Informed, SecureWorld, and Security Intelligence.

Beyond his role at Trust Science, Bil has provided strategic guidance on advisory boards for companies including Adallom, ShieldX, Resolve, and Integris.

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