Edwin Kairu

Edwin Kairu is a Lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in Information Security and Financial Systems Security. He has over a decade of industry experience in cybersecurity roles, including Threat Assessment Manager at FireEye, Senior Security Analyst at Bank of New York Mellon, and Senior Security Consultant at Deloitte & Touche.

• Education: MS in Information Security Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University, BS in Business Administration (Management Information Systems) from State University of New York at Buffalo

His research focuses on securing financial systems and advancing threat detection frameworks. Prior to academia, he worked extensively in managed security services, network forensics, and secure infrastructure development.