Michael Covington | Source | VP of Portfolio Strategy at Jamf

Michael Covington is vice president of portfolio strategy at Jamf. He previously held leadership roles developing security products and technologies at Intel Labs, Cisco Security, Juniper Networks, and Wandera.

Dr. Covington is a hands-on innovator and has broad experience across the entire product life cycle, from planning R&D to executing on product strategy. With a diverse background as a seasoned computer science researcher, an IT professional, and an effective product manager, Michael has experienced technology from all sides, and enjoys bringing new innovations to market, specifically in the areas of security and privacy.

With eight patents pending and as the author of over 20 papers that have been published in leading academic conferences and journals, Dr. Covington’s research has explored formal access control models, cutting edge authentication techniques, and security approaches for pervasive computing environments. He is now focused on bringing next-generation security technologies to market that are both effective and a delight to the use.

Michael received his Ph.D. and MSCS degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology’s College of Computing in Atlanta, Georgia. He also holds a B.S. degree from Mount Saint Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Specialties: Cybersecurity Innovation, Business Strategy, Product Management, Leadership, Product Marketing, Analyst Relations, Public Relations (Press and Media), Mergers & Acquisitions, Research and Innovation, Business Development, Technical Partnerships, Product Roadmap Development, Technical Program Management, Customer Communications, Patent writing and review, Technology Transfer, Technical Program Committees, Peer Review, Public Speaking.