Nick Hardy

Nick Hardy is currently the Security and Trust Lead at Slack, where he is responsible for overseeing the security measures and trust initiatives of the platform. His professional background includes a significant tenure at Slack, where he previously served as the Head of Customer Trust and FedRAMP from January 2018 to July 2021. In this role, he focused on ensuring compliance with federal regulations and enhancing customer trust in Slack's services.12

Professional Background

• Current Position: Security and Trust Lead at Slack
• Previous Roles:
  • Director of Security Compliance and Program Management at Samsara (June 2022 - Present)
  • Head of Information Security at Productiv (December 2021 - June 2022)
  • Head of Information Security at Calm (July 2021 - December 2021)
  • Senior Risk and Compliance Engineer at Slack (February 2019 - September 2019)
  • Risk and Compliance Engineer at Slack (January 2018 - January 2019)
  • Senior Security Consultant at Coalfire (June 2016 - December 2017)
  • Federal IT Advisory Associate at KPMG (January 2015 - June 2016)

Education and Certifications

Nick Hardy holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems from Salisbury University, completed between 2011 and 2014. He has also obtained several professional certifications, including:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)²
• Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) from the Cloud Security Alliance
• CompTIA Security+ ce from CompTIA.123

His extensive experience in information security and compliance positions him as a key figure in enhancing the security framework at Slack, especially in relation to government clients and sensitive data handling.