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Zinet Kemal

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Zinet Kemal

Senior Cloud Security Engineer, Mayo Clinic

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Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData ProtectionInclusion and Belonging
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Fee Range - $5000
Region - North America

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Zinet Kemal

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Zinet Kemal, is an immigrant from Ethiopia, a mother of four, a career changer from the legal field, a multi-award-winning cybersecurity practitioner and advocate, a TEDx speaker, LinkedIn Learning instructor, & 4x published author.Zinet is a Georgia Tech University graduate with a M.S. degree in Cybersecurity. She earned a B.S. degree in Computer Science and LLB degree in Law. She currently works for a Fortune 500 organization as a Cloud Security Engineer.

Her award winning cybersecurity children’s books “Oh, No … Hacked Again!” & ‘See Yourself in Cybersecurity’ teaches children about the importance of online safety and sparks interest in young readers to consider cybersecurity as an exciting meaningful career option highlighting the various cybersecurity careers that await the next generation of trailblazers. Zinet’s Tedx talk is also on children’s online safety and cybersecurity for the youth.

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I remain 100% inspired by the brilliant and FUNNY Zinet Kemal, guest speaker at our TeamWomen International Women’s Day luncheon! Thank you for making a profound impact on everyone you meet, Zinet!

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