Franz Payer is the CEO of Cyber Skyline, the cloud-based platform and content provider that powers the National Cyber League. Founded in 2014, Cyber Skyline has helped more than 100,000 students and professionals in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia through cybersecurity competitions, candidate skills assessments, and professional development opportunities. Prior to Cyber Skyline, Franz was a Computer Network Operations Software Developer at Tactical Network Solutions, supporting the work of the US Intelligence Community.

Mari Galloway is a cybersecurity practitioner, educator, and leader. She’s the CEO and a founding board member for the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu, one of the fastest growing non-profit cybersecurity communities dedicated to bringing more women and girls into cyber. With over a decade of experience, Mari’s expertise includes network design, security architecture, risk assessments, vulnerability management, incident response, and policy development for both commercial and government entities. Mari works as a Sales Engineer for an enterprise cybersecurity vendor, and serves the larger infosecurity community through thought leadership, training, and as adjunct professor teaching the next generation.