J Stephen Kowski is an experienced global technical leader with a demonstrated history in the cybersecurity, design, engineering, information technology, and manufacturing industries. In his current role as field chief technology officer (CTO) of SlashNext, he provides sales enablement for internal and external partners, and he represents the “Voice of the Customer” to senior leadership and product and engineering teams. Kowski has a background in information technology, Web development, engineering, robotics, sales, and software development. He is a graduate of the Stetson University College of Law, the University of South Carolina College of Engineering and Computing, and the University of South Florida College of Engineering. When he isn’t helping companies fight threat actors, he helps run two high school K-12 education charities focused on getting kids excited about STEM career pathways through the vehicle of competitive robotics in his community, and was one of the charities' original founders 20 years ago.