Santiago Aragón

Santiago Aragón is a highly accomplished professional with a strong educational background in Security and Privacy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Computer Science, Big Data & Business Analytics, and Information Assurance.

He holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Security and Privacy from EIT Digital Master School, an Executive MBA in Big Data & Business Analytics from University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Business School, and another M.Sc. in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance from Technische Universität Darmstadt.

Santiago's diverse educational journey also includes studies in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Universiteit Twente, Telematics Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), and Theoretical Cryptography/Cryptography Engineering at Universität des Saarlandes under the DAAD Stipendiat program.

With a wealth of experience in various organizations, Santiago currently serves as the Cybersecurity and Cloud Infrastructure Lead at XLINQ at ING. His previous roles include being an Advisor at Hello Mentor, International Talent Program at ING, and Advisor at Maesh Pte. Ltd. He has also held positions such as IT Innovation Specialist, Chief Technology Officer, Research Assistant, and Teaching Assistant at prestigious institutions and companies like ING Bank Śląski, Datata, ITAM, Max Plank Institute, and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.