Dr. Harris has more than 20 years of experience in education and is dedicated to evolving the cybersecurity workforce. She promotes diversity and inclusion in cybersecurity by fostering collaboration between industry and academia, aiming to bridge the talent gap and drive positive change. She previously served as assistant dean of technology and a faculty member in the graduate cybersecurity program at Grand Canyon University.
Jess is a principal analyst at Forrester serving security and risk (S&R) professionals. She contributes to Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO with a focus on security talent management. Additionally, Jess covers incident response and crisis management, and email security. Prior to her analyst role, Jess spent eight years as a principal advisor on Forrester’s Security & Risk Council. In this role, she was a trusted partner to a network of CISOs and S&R leaders, making and communicating critical decisions about and investments in their programs. Before she was an advisor, Jess led a Forrester Consulting practice focused on helping tech and service providers with their business and go-to-market strategies. Jess holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications, with concentrations in English and marketing, from the University of Connecticut.