Shannon Stafford is the Director, Security Operations and Engineering at Entergy Corporation. Her responsibilities include Security Engineering, Threat and Vulnerability Management, and Security Operations which includes Data Protection, Threat Hunting, Offensive Operations, and the Cyber and Physical Security Operations Centers. She has experience as an IT auditor, security risk manager, security operations analyst, and has worked in cybersecurity in the Healthcare and Energy sectors for over 20 years. Shannon holds several security certifications and has a Masters in Business Administration from Tennessee Technological University.