Nick Selby

Judge
DISC Type : Dc

Member Board of Directors at National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF)

Bedford, Texas, United States

Overview

Nick is a technology and security executive who helps companies overcome organizational challenges to foster growth. His career spans leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, including Director of Cyber Intelligence at the NYPD and CSO at Paxos. People often describe him as astute, professional, and resourceful. Nick holds a BS from SUNY Empire State College and is a certified Private Aircraft Pilot.

Nick serves on the Board of Directors for the National Child Protection Task Force, an organization dedicated to finding missing children and stopping predators. He is a published author on topics of cybersecurity and policing, and previously wrote several travel guides for Lonely Planet. His personal interests include vintage French copper cookware.

Unique fact: Before his distinguished career in cybersecurity, Nick was the author of several Lonely Planet travel guides covering Russia, Germany, and Brazil.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Quality Focused

Demanding

They are very proud of what they do.  More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

Cybersecurity Transformation
As Managing Partner at EPSD and a former CSO, his career focuses on fixing broken or vulnerable engineering operations to drive business growth and transformation.
Child Protection
He is a long-serving Board Member for the National Child Protection Task Force, an organization that supports law enforcement in solving complex crimes against children.
Bridging Public/Private Sectors
His career uniquely transitions from public service as NYPD's Director of Cyber Intelligence to executive security roles at private firms like Paxos and Trail of Bits.

Media Appearances

Nick has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Member Board of Directors at National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF)
8-2024
Advisor to the Board at Sightline Security
7-2024 - 3-2025
Advisory Board Member at National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF)
7-2023 - 2-2025
Executive Vice President at Evertas
4-2023 - 4-2024
Interim Executive Director and Co-Founder at Crypto ISAC

Education

2009 - 9-2022
Bachelor of Science - BS from SUNY Empire State College
Education details unavailable from Tarrant County College Criminal Justice Training Center

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Insights For Selling To Nick

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nick is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nick

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nick move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Nick take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Nick

Personality Compatibility


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