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Cyber Fellows Speaker Series – Will Gray

UTulsa Cyber Fellows are invited to engage with Will Gray, co-founder and managing partner at Starframe Capital. Gray and his team are working with companies in aerospace, energy and cybersecurity. You can read about Will at the Starframe Capital page and his profile on LinkedIn. Will is a UTulsa alumnus, having earned a B.A. and an MBA.

The Cyber Fellows Speaker Series is open to Cyber Fellows, related faculty and our external partners. It is an opportunity for Cyber Fellows to have deep conversations with cyber industry professionals, venture capitalists, founders, and entrepreneurs. For more information, email randy-roberts@utulsa.edu.

Cyber Fellows Speaker Series – Crys Davis

UTulsa Cyber Fellows are invited to engage with Crys Davis, Manager, NHQ Client Care Data and Compliance, American Red Cross. Davis has an extensive background in cyber and fraud and is an engaging speaker. Davis will be covering the issues of digital disappearing.

The Cyber Fellows Speaker Series is open to Cyber Fellows, related faculty, and our external partners. It is an opportunity for Cyber Fellows to have deep conversations with cyber industry professionals, venture capitalists, founders, and entrepreneurs. For more information, email randy-roberts@utulsa.edu.

Cyber Fellows Speaker Series – Aaron Baillio

UTulsa Cyber Fellows are invited to engage with Aaron Baillio, Cybersecurity Manager at Honeywell Aerospace. Aaron has over two decades of experience in IT and cybersecurity, specializing in Cyber Program Development, Security Engineering & Architecture, and Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC). His mission is to enable organizations to address evolving cyber threats effectively, foster collaboration and safeguard their operations through strategic and innovative security initiatives.

Cyber Fellows Speaker Series – David W. White

UTulsa Cyber Fellows are invited to engage with David W. White, President and Co-founder of Axio, where he champions the advancement of cyber risk quantification and resilience across critical infrastructure sectors. He leads Axio’s work with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Cyber Risk Institute and contributes to policy initiatives shaping the future of cyber oversight. A frequent speaker and educator, David teaches in the Navigator program at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and regularly briefs boards, executive teams and government leaders. He co-developed Axio’s impact-centric risk quantification methodology and previously led the development of national frameworks such as C2M2, CERT-RMM, and the Smart Grid Maturity Model. A first-generation college student, David credits early mentors for shaping his path into engineering and resilience leadership. His work is guided by a commitment to fairness, security, and protecting the systems and communities that matter most.

Topic: Entrepreneurial Endurance: A Passionate Pursuit of Change

What does it take to turn an idea into lasting impact — especially in a field as complex and consequential as cybersecurity? In this interactive session, David W. White, President and Co-founder of Axio, shares the lessons learned from three decades of building at the intersection of technology, risk, and resilience. From early work in robotics and nuclear cleanup to shaping national frameworks for cyber resilience and launching new ventures, his story is one of endurance — the patient, passionate pursuit of change.

Blending personal narrative, entrepreneurial insight and reflections on purpose, White invites participants to explore what he calls “high agency”: the ability to act with clarity and conviction amid uncertainty. Through discussion and reflection, attendees will examine how love for one’s work, disciplined frameworks for risk and collaboration across disciplines can shape both individual careers and societal resilience.

The session challenges students to consider their own “gift to life” — the unique contribution they can make through their research, leadership, or entrepreneurial pursuits — and how to pursue it with no reserve, no retreat, and no regrets.

Cyber Fellows Speaker Series – Dr. Christopher A. Shrock

UTulsa Cyber Fellows are invited to engage with Dr. Christopher A. Shrock, an associate in GableGotwals’ intellectual property group, focusing on patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. His practice encompasses state and federal IP litigation, IP licensing and related transactions and prosecution before the Patent & Trademark Office. As an electrical engineer, Chris’ technical insights have benefitted clients from start-ups to multi-national and global organizations, especially in the energy storage, software, oil and gas and manufacturing industries. He has also conducted copyright analyses for clients in Oklahoma’s burgeoning film industry.

Chris is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma and before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Before going into law, Chris served as Dean of Arts & Sciences at Ohio Valley University in West Virginia and as Dean of Student Life at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics. He has taught history, religion, philosophy and physics. Chris has published extensively on Scottish philosophy, especially on Thomas Reid, whose philosophy of science was influential in early American jurisprudence.

Chris received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the The University of Tulsa, where he graduated cum laude with minors in economics and philosophy, completed the Honors Program, and conducted research in optics. He went on to receive a master’s degree in theology from the Harding School of Theology and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Baylor University before returning to The University of Tulsa for his J.D. While at UTulsa, Chris served as the notes editor of the Energy Law Journal, he worked in the university’s technology transfer office and his team placed third in the graduate division of the Love’s Cup business pitch competition.

Active in the Tulsa community, Chris often volunteers with the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Tulsa Engineering Foundation, Scouting America (Troops 26 and 126) and the Park Church of Christ.

“Invent, Protect, Commercialize, Repeat” follows an engineer’s journey through the twists and turns of intellectual property law, tackling real questions like who owns an invention, how to choose between trade secrets and patents and what it takes to protect your ideas. Explore the nuts and bolts of invention disclosure, patentability, prior art searches and the drama of examiner rejections—all illustrated with fun, memorable examples like the “Futuristic Potato” and the “Cat Taunting Device.” It’s a practical, content-rich introduction to making your inventions count!

The Cyber Fellows Speaker Series is open to Cyber Fellows, related faculty and our external partners. It is an opportunity for Cyber Fellows to have deep conversations with cyber industry professionals, venture capitalists, founders and entrepreneurs. For more information, email randy-roberts@utulsa.edu.

Cyber Fellows Speaker Series – Chris Wright, Ph.D.

UTulsa Cyber Fellows are invited to engage with Chris Wright, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at The University of Tulsa. Chris is passionate about helping UTulsa and the Tulsa region become leaders in entrepreneurship and venture development by providing founders better access to education, resources and capital. He is a co-founder and investor in multiple Tulsa-based tech companies, including Reliant and Medefy Health.

Chris enjoys working within the Tulsa community on various non-profit and service boards and currently serves as Chair-Elect of the Board for Street School. He has served as President of the Tulsa Area Human Resources Association (TAHRA) and Chair of the OKHR State Conference. He is also actively involved in the entrepreneurial community in Tulsa where he served as the Advisory Board Chair for The Forge incubator, was named a Techstars All-Star mentor and is a venture advisor for 46VC and Hurricane Ventures.

He is an Applied Assistant Professor in the Collins College of Business (CCB) at The University of Tulsa, teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses in entrepreneurship, marketing, leadership, human resource management, and I/O psychology.

Cyber Fellows Speaker Series – Michael Meason

UTulsa Cyber Fellows are invited to engage with Michael Meason, VP, Information & Security at Western Farmers Electric Cooperative.

Michael Meason is the VP, Information & Security at Western Farmers Electric Cooperative with responsibility for IT, OT, Network/Telecom, and Cyber Security. He has 10 years of experience in Enterprise IT within the Financial Services sector and 16 years of experience in the Power Generation and Transmission Utility sector. He has a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Cameron University, a M.S. in Telecommunications Management from Oklahoma State University and an MBA from the University of Oklahoma.

Michael will lead a roundtable discussion-oriented event to address relevant cybersecurity issues.

The Cyber Fellows Speaker Series is open to Cyber Fellows, related faculty and our external partners. It is an opportunity for Cyber Fellows to have deep conversations with cyber industry professionals, venture capitalists, founders and entrepreneurs. For more information, email randy-roberts@utulsa.edu.

Cyber Fellows Speaker Series – David Roman

TU Cyber Fellows are invited to engage with David Roman, senior incident response consultant at Cisco Talos Incident Response.

David Roman is a senior incident response consultant at Cisco Talos Incident Response, with 29 years of experience in the IT and security industry. David leads investigations to help customers on their worst career day recover from security incidents and help them better prepare for the future. Volunteering and helping others learn about cybersecurity is a passion for David. He helps run local DEF CON and CitySec groups and guest lectures at Oklahoma State University.