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Charity Shelbourne

Go-getter · DISC type d
Director, Head of Cyber Defense Engineering at CDW
📍 Snohomish, Washington, United States

Charity Shelbourne is the Director of Cyber Defense Engineering at CDW, bringing over 20 years of IT industry experience. A Tarleton State University graduate, she is a former Microsoft Identity leader known for her deep expertise in identity and access management. Colleagues describe her as technically astute, driven, and an inclusive team player.

She is a published author of technical blogs and a frequent speaker at major technology conferences, including Microsoft Ignite and TechMentor, where she shares her expertise on cloud security and identity management.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Director, Head of Cyber Defense Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Snohomish, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Charity shows up

Decisive
Self-Confident
Fast-Paced

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Priorities

Topics Charity cares about

Identity Governance
Her team at CDW is actively hiring engineers to lead and scale Microsoft Entra Identity Governance (IGA) across the enterprise.
Customer Identity (CIAM)
She is leading a global deployment of a customer identity platform and is hiring experts with Auth0 experience to join the project.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Director, Head of Cyber Defense Engineering
CDW
6-2022 - 5-2023
Identity Principal PM Manager
Microsoft
8-2021 - 5-2023
Identity Principal Program Manager
Microsoft
7-2019 - 8-2021
Identity Senior Program Manager
Microsoft
3-2010 - 7-2019
Senior Premier Field Engineer/Senior Dedicated Support Engineer
Microsoft
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2011 - 2013
Bachelor's degree
Tarleton State University
Associates Degree
Tarrant County College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

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