Bret Lowery is a seasoned professional with an impressive track record in startups, product, architecture, engineering, and security. With a vast experience in ad tech, fraud detection/prevention, data services, and AWS, he is an award-winning author and a dedicated father.

With a B.A. in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Alabama, Bret has held numerous leadership roles in various organizations. He served as the Principal Security Architect at Cox Automotive Inc., Director of Data and Architecture at Cardlytics, Director of Product, Traffic Protection, Trust and Safety at Yahoo, Director of Data Services at Genome, among others.

Bret's expertise includes the Apache stack, Python, and [No]SQL, which he has utilized to deal with REALLY big data. As an Independent External Advisor at a Global social media company, he continues to shape the tech industry's future with his wealth of knowledge and experience.