A standard bio for Phillip Mahan would mention his years of experience in Privacy, Security, Governance, and Audit. It would tell of the business sectors he has worked with, and perhaps even the companies and professional organizations he’s been affiliated with for the last 25+ years.

This is not that bio.

Telling stories and pulling connections together from places unexpected.
Using Poetry, Literature, and Fairy Tales to make points understood by those not in the tech field.
Sometimes writing way too strange abstracts for presentations.
These are the things that make Phillip happy.

When speaking at a conference, he aims to take the listeners on a journey leading them somewhere they weren’t expecting when the story began.
Phillip prefers people to think of him as someone who looks at the world differently and can help people to get where they need to be.