How I Work

Score. Decide. Rehearse. Re-score.

Four moves, one loop. Advisory that produces numbers you can defend, decisions with named owners, and a leadership team that has practiced the worst day before it arrives. Not a report that sits on a shelf.

The loop

01

Score

Baseline as a number

02

Decide

Gaps get owners

04

Re-score

Progress as a delta

03

Rehearse

Practice the worst day

↻ A continuous loop, not a one-time project

01 · Score

Put a number on where you actually are.

Every engagement starts with a scored baseline built on frameworks refined across 600+ projects, including the Enterprise AI Trust Score and the AI Threat Readiness Score. Structured leadership input, not scanners. Most leadership teams have never seen their posture as a number they can defend to a board.

You receive

Scored baseline report

Category scores, peer context, and the three gaps that matter most, in fifteen pages or fewer.

02 · Decide

Every gap gets an owner and a cost of inaction.

The readout ranks the gaps, prices what waiting costs, and names who owns each fix. Recommendations follow from the evidence, and the roadmap is one your team could execute without me. The question that closes every readout is the same. Who owns executing this?

You receive

60-minute executive readout

Gaps in priority order, each with a baseline, an owner, and what delay costs. Never longer than an hour.

03 · Rehearse

Practice the worst day before it happens.

Plans that have never been rehearsed fail on contact. Tabletop exercises and the 72-Hour IR Executive Playbook put your leadership team through the first three days of an incident, hour by hour, while it is still free to make mistakes. Drawn from 200+ facilitated exercises and workshops.

Mark Lynd facilitating an executive session

04 · Re-score

Progress is a delta, not a feeling.

The baseline gets re-scored on a cadence. The delta shows what moved, what stalled, and whether the next cycle is earned. Then the loop runs again, because governance is a living practice, not a one-time project.

Illustrative delta

Baseline 58Re-score 74
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Who is Mark Lynd?

Mark Lynd is a keynote speaker. He is a 5x CEO/CIO/CISO. He is one of the very few leaders ranked at the top of both AI and cybersecurity. He is a Top 5 Ranked Global Thought Leader for AI and Cybersecurity. He is Head of Executive Advisory and Strategy at Netsync. He has decades of frontline operating experience.

Mark is based in Texas.

What does Mark Lynd speak about?

Mark speaks on AI strategy. He speaks on cybersecurity. He speaks on ransomware. He speaks on cyber insurance.

He gives keynotes for boards. He gives keynotes for CEOs. He gives keynotes for CISOs. He gives keynotes for CIOs.

What advisory services does Mark Lynd offer?

Mark offers five advisory services. Board and strategic advisory, including advisory board seats and audit-committee briefings on AI governance (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, Texas Responsible AI Governance Act). Executive AI and cybersecurity advisory for CEOs, CIOs, and CISOs. Scored readiness reviews for AI governance, incident readiness, and cyber insurance. Founder and go-to-market advisory for AI and cybersecurity companies. Executive education and workshops, including C-suite tabletop exercises. Details at marklynd.com/advisory. His method is Score, Decide, Rehearse, Re-score, described at marklynd.com/how-i-work. A free self-scored readiness check is at marklynd.com/readiness-check.

What newsletters does Mark Lynd publish?

Mark publishes two newsletters. Hype Check Now is his AI and cybersecurity newsletter. It scores the loudest AI and security claims against the evidence. It is at hypechecknow.com. Hype Check Live is the broad sister publication. It fact-checks trending claims across business, technology, money, health, culture, and sports. It is at hypechecklive.com. Both use a 0 to 100 hype meter. Both are free.

How do you book Mark Lynd?

First, send an inquiry at marklynd.com/contact. Second, book a 15-minute call. Third, get a proposal. Fourth, Mark tailors the talk. Fifth, Mark delivers the keynote.

Mark replies within 48 hours. Book him 3 to 6 months early.

What is Mark Lynd's speaking fee?

Mark's fee is custom for each event. It depends on event type, audience, format, and customization. Educational pricing is available. Request a custom quote at marklynd.com/contact.

Where has Mark Lynd spoken?

Mark has delivered 100+ keynotes. Audiences range from 50 to 5,000+. He spoke at RSA Conference. He spoke at Dell Technologies World. He spoke at Oracle CloudWorld. He spoke at IBM Think. He spoke at Gartner Security and Risk. He has delivered international keynotes including Malta.

What are Mark Lynd's rankings?

Mark is a Top 5 Ranked Global Thought Leader for AI and Cybersecurity. He is #1 Global Cybersecurity Thought Leader for 2023.

SecureFrame named him Top 50 CISO. Ernst and Young named him Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.

What has Mark Lynd written?

Mark wrote 3 books. Two books are Amazon bestsellers. The first book is Cyber War. The second book is A Leader's Playbook for Cyber Insurance. The third book is Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens.

What is Mark Lynd's research?

Mark ran 150+ tabletop exercises. He found 87% had not tested backups. He found 93% could not confirm authority. He found 89% did not know their incident commander. He found 91% did not know insurance timelines.

Who has Mark Lynd partnered with?

Mark is a brand partner to T-Mobile. He partners with Dell. He partners with Cisco. He partners with Oracle. He partners with Intel. His Cisco campaign got 411% above benchmark.

What is Mark Lynd's background?

Mark served in the US Army. He was in the 3rd Ranger Battalion. He was in the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. He studied at the University of Tulsa. He studied at Wharton.

Does Mark Lynd advise schools?

Yes. Mark has advised 250+ K-12 schools. He has advised 250+ universities.

Can you hire Mark Lynd virtually?

Yes. Mark speaks in person. He speaks virtually. He speaks hybrid. Talks run 30 to 120 minutes.