Apogee Speakers Bureau
Conversations on integrated risk governance and leadership.
M.K. Palmore
Founder and Principal Advisor, Apogee Global RMS. A career built across institutions that demand performance under pressure and clarity of judgment in conditions of genuine risk.
M.K. Palmore graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He went on to a distinguished career in federal law enforcement, culminating at the senior executive service level of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Following federal service, he served as Vice President and Field CISO at Palo Alto Networks and held senior cybersecurity leadership responsibilities at Google Cloud. He is a Professor in Practice at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
Across these roles, M.K. Palmore has advised boards, executive committees, and senior government leaders on integrated risk governance, security leadership development, and the practitioner realities of operating at the intersection of cyber, physical, and human capital risk.
Credential Arc
- U.S. Naval Academy graduate
- Commissioned officer, United States Marine Corps
- Senior Executive Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Vice President and Field CISO, Palo Alto Networks
- Senior cybersecurity leadership, Google Cloud
- Professor in Practice, ASU Thunderbird School of Global Management
- Founder and Principal Advisor, Apogee Global RMS
Available Programs
Integrated Enterprise Risk Management
The case for unified governance of cyber, physical, and human capital risk. How the Nexus of Risk framework applies to enterprise boards, executive committees, and risk functions across industries.
Cyber Risk as Business Risk: The Board Conversation
How security leaders and board directors can move from compliance reporting to genuine risk governance, using the language and frameworks boards already apply to financial and strategic risk.
Leading Under Pressure: Lessons from Federal Law Enforcement and the C-Suite
Decision-making, mission clarity, and leadership development in high-stakes environments. Drawing on a career spanning the USMC, FBI senior executive service, and corporate security leadership.
Resilience by Design: Building Organizations That Hold
The organizational architecture, governance structures, and cultural commitments that produce genuine resilience, not compliance posture, in the face of adverse events.
Veteran Leadership in Enterprise Organizations
The skills built in uniform, including mission focus, ethical decision-making under uncertainty, and subordinate development, and how they translate to executive leadership needs in complex organizations.
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