Cody Scott

Cody is an innovator, problem-solver, and anti-status-quo champion with over a decade of leadership experience in cybersecurity and risk management. As an industry analyst, he advises Fortune 500 C-Suites and security and risk leaders on building effective risk and compliance programs with technologies that strengthen operational assurance.

He leads Forrester’s research on governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), cyber risk quantification (CRQ), continuous controls monitoring (CCM), and AI security risk management. His research focuses on continuous risk management capabilities, GRC engineering and automation, and cyber risk operations.

Prior to Forrester, he served as the first Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer of NASA, where he led a team building the space agency’s enterprise cyber risk and resilience program. Before joining the civil service, he worked as a government contractor, security analyst, and management consultant supporting enterprise technology programs across NASA, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Transportation Security Administration.

Outside of work, you’ll find him in line at any of Denver’s great coffee shops, exploring new running routes, or planning my next trip abroad! Let’s connect and work together.