Monday 15 January 2024

Dr Mary Haigh is the Global CISO for BAE Systems. She is a member of the executive committee for the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership and is a speaker at events around the world, particularly in the area of Responsible Cyber Power. She is also a strong advocate for diversity in cybersecurity, founding R.I.S.E., the women in cybersecurity cross-industry mentoring scheme.

Since joining BAE Systems in 2015, she has held a number of roles, including Director of Cyber for BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, where she was responsible for developing the cyber vision and strategy, as well as the roadmap and go-to-market strategy for the cyber products and services.

Mary previously led the Technical Roadmap for the Cyber Security Division in QinetiQ having had various roles since 2001, including heading up the Cyber Security Services business group and the Cross Domain Products business group.

Mary has worked in the cybersecurity domain since 2009, working in semiconductors research prior to that and then specialising in Intellectual Property management. Her PhD was in semiconductor physics.

This Chief’s Brief gave us a privileged insight into Mary’s career and experiences, and the lessons she has learnt.

Martin Smith MBE (info),Chairman & Founder, The SASIG, in conversation with Dr Mary Haigh, CISO, BAE Systems