Sander Rood is a Strategy Consultant at mnemonic with over a decade of experience in cybersecurity, specializing in resilience improvement, threat management and SOC/CSIRT development. He advises organizations on strengthening cyber resilience by aligning security with business priorities and executive accountability. His work focuses on the intersection of cyber risk and decision-making, helping leaders move from having controls in place to being demonstrably in control. Sander is known for making cyber risk tangible at board level: surfacing blind spots, challenging assumptions, and enabling informed, defensible decisions in complex environments. Previously, he held roles as Managing Consultant at IBM and as CISO within the cybersecurity sector, combining advisory expertise with hands-on leadership experience. He also contributes to discussions on regulation, including NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act.