Chris Eng is chief research officer at Veracode. A founding member of the Veracode team, he currently leads all security research initiatives including applied research, product security, and Veracode Labs. Chris has led projects breaking, building and defending software in a career spanning nearly two decades. In addition to research, he consults frequently with stakeholders to advance application security initiatives. Chris is a frequent speaker and occasional review board member at premier industry conferences. Bloomberg, Fox Business, CBS and other prominent media outlets have featured Chris in their coverage. Prior to Veracode, Chris was technical director at Symantec (formerly @stake) and an engineer at the National Security Agency. Chris holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California. He is an unabashed supporter of the Oxford comma and hates when you use the word “ask” as a noun.