Sarah Armstrong-Smith

Operating at the forefront of the cybersecurity industry, Sarah Armstrong-Smith is the Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft. She has led a long and impactful career, helping businesses evolve their strategy and capabilities to support digital transformation and cloud adoption. Working with Microsoft’s largest enterprise customers and partners across Europe, Sarah offers valuable advice on the complex and dynamic world of cybersecurity to protect people and data, to deliver effective resilience.

Sarah is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and has been recognised as one of the most influential and inspiring people in UK Tech, regularly contributing to thought leadership and industry publications. In 2022, Sarah published her first book ‘Effective Crisis Management’ which explores the traits and leadership skills required to succeed in the face of adversity and uncertainty.  Her second book is Amazon best seller ‘Understand the Cyber Attacker Mindset’, which explores the psychology of cyber warfare and how organizations can defend themselves against attacks.

Previously to Microsoft, Sarah held senior positions with London Stock Exchange Group, Fujitsu, EY, AXA, and Thames Water, and acts as Board Advisor & Trustee to several SMEs.