Q. Wade Billings (Wade)
THOUGHT LEADER
Infrastructure and Operations Professional, DevOps/SRE & InfoSec Leader, Cultural Change Agent Q. Wade Billings' career is marked by a deep-seated passion for developing technology that has a meaningful impact on people's lives. His dedication is equally evident in his role as a mentor, where he has guided many individuals who have grown into influential leaders, founders, and innovators in their respective fields.
Billings' current focus involves a thorough exploration of modern work cultures, with a special emphasis on identifying and remedying toxic workplace environments. Through this research, he aims to publish his findings and establish a practice dedicated to helping organizations create, engineer, and sustain resilient and thriving cultures.
Q. Wade Billings has a passion that lies in designing, building, and delivering technology that positively impacts people's lives. Equally important to him, is the growth of individuals he’s mentored, many of whom have blossomed into leaders, founders, and change-makers within their fields. At Theia Institute, Wade leverages his extensive experience in technology and organizational culture to guide discussions on AI ethics and cybersecurity, influence public policy and contribute to the development of responsible AI practices. His background in mentoring and building resilient work cultures provide valuable insights into the ethical and societal implications of AI and technology in the evolving modern workplace.
An IT veteran, Wade has worked for giants like AT&T, Sprint, Intel, and Excite@Home. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish several successful ventures, collaborate with innovative founders, and play key roles in startups like Lowermybills.com, MediCity, Workfront, Instructure, Ambi, Honorlock, and BetterUp, where Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, is Chief Impact Officer.
Currently, Wade is dedicated to guiding leaders and organizations through the complex intersection of culture, technology, and security, leveraging his extensive background to provide insightful direction.
Recent Publications:
• On Why Culture Matters
• Canvas’ Fourth Annual Open Security Audit
• Why AWS in Education: Transforming Education in the Cloud
• 5 characteristics of next-gen cloud technology
• Toxic Cultures; can they be predicted?
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