About Cristin
Cristin at Work
Cristin Flynn Goodwin is a globally recognized leader in cybersecurity and technology law, with 25 years of experience in developing laws, policies, products, and services across every aspect of cybersecurity imaginable. She has spent over 17 years at Microsoft, including 15 years as the company's lead attorney for incident response, cybersecurity, threat intelligence, risk management, critical infrastructure protection, law & regulation, source code assurance, government engagement, and sharing programs, among other areas. Cristin has deep expertise in building businesses, corporate policy and planning, technology development (think AI now or early threat intelligence), risk and supply chain management, and leveraging data to tell compelling stories. With 8 years of experience in Washington DC focused on law and policy development across all aspects of government, and over 20 years working on law and policy worldwide, Cristin Flynn Goodwin has tackled nearly every issue in cybersecurity since Y2K.
As a leading voice on cybersecurity, Cristin has frequently been featured in the news and has taken the main stage at events like NATO CyCon and OneConference, presenting on cybersecurity more times than she can remember. Some of her keynotes and discussions can be found on the "News and Media" page.
Cristin is also dedicated to empowering women in cybersecurity. She has served as the chair of Microsoft Women in Cybersecurity and actively works to bring new voices from women and allies into the security community.
Cristin at Play
Cristin Flynn Goodwin lives in the Pacific Northwest with her two teenage kids. Her German Shepherd and two cats feature prominently on Cristin's social media accounts, too. When she’s not working in the field of cybersecurity, Cristin enjoys chasing the snow and indulging in downhill skiing, ski racing, and ski touring. In the summer, she still loves skiing but is usually found on her paddleboard or relaxing at a lake. Amazingly, she doesn't drink coffee, yet she keeps a sharp focus on threat intelligence in her professional life.