Michele Fincher is the Chief Influencing Agent of Social-Engineer, Inc., possessing over 20 years experience as a behavioral scientist, researcher, and information security professional. Her diverse background has helped solidify Social-Engineer, Inc.’s place as the premier social engineering consulting firm. As a US Air Force officer, Michele’s assignments included the USAF Academy, where she was a National Board Certified Counselor and Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership. Upon separating from the Air Force, Michele went on to hold positions with a research and software development firm in support of the US Air Force Research Laboratory as well as an information security firm, conducting National Security Agency appraisals and Certification and Accreditation for federal government information systems. At Social-Engineer, Inc., Michele is a senior penetration tester with professional expertise in all facets of social engineering vectors, assessments, and research. A remarkable writer, she is also the talent behind many of the written products of Social-Engineer, Inc., including numerous reports and assessments, blog posts, and the Social-Engineer Newsletters. Michele has her Bachelor of Science in Human Factors Engineering from the US Air Force Academy and her Master of Science in Counseling from Auburn University. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
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