Joel Burleson-Davis is the SVP of Worldwide Engineering, Cyber at Imprivata, the digital identity company for life- and mission-critical industries, where he’s responsible for building, delivering, and evolving the suite of Imprivata’s cybersecurity products that include Privileged Access Management, Privacy Monitoring, and Identity Governance solutions. Prior to joining Imprivata, Joel was Chief Technical Officer at SecureLink, the leader in critical access management for organizations in need of advanced solutions to secure access to their most valuable assets, including networks, systems, and data. While at SecureLink, Joel was responsible for the overall technology and operational strategy and execution including direction and oversight for Product Development, Quality Assurance, IT and Cybersecurity Operations, Compliance, and Customer Success.
Before SecureLink, Joel held Systems Engineering, IT Consulting, and Instructor positions while serving as one of the founding members of The Linux Foundation certification committee, a global committee of key Linux subject matter experts.
Joel earned a Master of Liberal Arts degree in Systems Theory and Technology from St. Edward’s University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Texas Lutheran University.
Whether it’s technology that will better enable supply chains, the expansion of consumer data platforms, embracing solutions for development, security and operations, or creating a total experience strategy, tech leaders all over are gearing up for an exciting 2021. Built In Austin asked leaders across four local companies to share which tech trends they’re watching for in 2021 — and how it’ll specifically affect the industry they operate in.
There’s always a lot of interesting and not-so-interesting technology that emerges naturally from the broader trends in society, like the video conferencing explosion with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. As we move into next year, and hopefully beyond the pandemic, I think companies are going to take a hard look at their DevSecOps capabilities (if they have them at all).