Amy Kardel has a strong handle on Cyber Workforce Development as CompTIA's SVP of Strategic Workforce Relationships. She serves as the trade association's ambassador to the technology industry, public sector and other nonprofits seeking to build the tech workforce of the future and get good people in good jobs. Building on her deep roots in the IT industry as an MSP founder, investor, and advisor, she is an effective is a social entrepreneur devoted to growing the IT workforce and creating opportunities through quality jobs in tech. She has served on the ConnectWise Advisory Council, CompTIA's board of directors with two terms as chair, and New America's Advisory Committee on New Models for Career Preparation. She is an attorney and National Association of Corporate Directors Board Leadership Fellow. She was appointed to the US Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship reporting to Labor Secretary Walsh in the Biden Administration.