Roberto Russo

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Cybersecurity Engagement Director at Boeing

Rome, Latium, Italy

Overview

Roberto is a Global Aviation Cybersecurity Strategist at Boeing, advising airlines and governments on systemic risk, digital resilience, and regulatory compliance. He has an Executive MBA from SDA Bocconi and is also an Adjunct Professor. Colleagues describe him as professional, determined, and highly skilled.

He is passionate about developing talent within the cybersecurity field, dedicating time to mentorship programs. Roberto actively participates in shaping the future of the industry by speaking at international conferences on topics like cybercrime and critical infrastructure protection.

He holds the unique position of being both a corporate strategist for a leading global aerospace company and an academic shaping future cybersecurity professionals.

Personality Overview

Fast-paced

Results Focused

Long-term Focused

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

Aviation Cybersecurity
His entire career focuses on the intersection of aviation and cybersecurity, with recent posts highlighting new regulations like EASA Part-IS.
Systemic Cyber Risk
He frequently writes and speaks about the connection between geopolitics and cybersecurity, viewing it as a systemic stability issue for critical infrastructure.
Board-Level Governance
A key part of his role involves advising executive teams and boards on strategic cybersecurity decisions, resilience, and compliance.

Media Appearances

Roberto Russo – Speaker Profile for CyberSEC2026 (Boeing Cybersecurity Engagement Director). Featured in CyberSEC Events

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Small Talk with Roberto Russo – Boeing. Featured in Beliven Magazine

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Work History

1-2026
Cybersecurity Engagement Director at Boeing
2-2025 - 2-2026
Adjunct Professor – Docente a Contratto Cybersecurity Risk Assessment at Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma - UNINT
6-2024 - 1-2026
Information Security Officer EU UK and Israel at Boeing
5-2010 - 6-2024
Senior Manager Cybersecurity at Boeing
1-2006 - 5-2010
Responsabile IT at Imperial Brands PLC

Education

Executive MBA from SDA Bocconi
Master Universitario di 2° livello-CMU2 from Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano

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Insights For Selling To Roberto

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Roberto is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Roberto

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Roberto move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Roberto take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Roberto

Personality Compatibility


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