Paula Mott

Cybersecurity, Board of Directors, and Board of Advisors in Houston, Texas

Paula Mott

Cybersecurity, Board of Directors, and Board of Advisors in Houston, Texas

I am a Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Consultant for Schneider Electric serving as

  • NAM ICS/OT Cyber Services & Solutions Lead for WWW & CPG (LS/Pharma/F&B/HPC) & Targeted Key Global Strategic Accounts.
  • All Verticals & BUs: W/NW/SW/MW/Rockies/Dakotas, and Hawaii.
  • Verticals: WWW, MMM, Data Centers, MicroGrids, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Discrete Manufacturing, CPG, HPC, LS, Pharma, Biotech, F&B, Universities, and more.
  • Expert in IT/OT/ET Convergence, On-Prem, and in-Cloud.
  • IEC62443, IEC61850, NIST, FERC, NERC CIP, MITRE ATT&CK, CISA, DHS, TSA, EPA, IIJA, Cybersecurity Federal Funding for States.
  • Background: Business, Finance, and Risk Management.
  • Digital Directors Network (DDN), Lifetime Member
  • InfraGard, Patriot's Circle

I am passionate about protecting critical physical assets and infrastructure from cyberattacks.

  • Certified Claroty Support Engineer (501)
  • Certified Claroty Sales Professional (CSP)
  • Certified in Maritime Cybersecurity
  • Certified Qualys Specialist (in progress)
  • CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker (in progress)
  • ISC2 Candidate

I serve as a Trusted Advisor to my clients. I collaborate, and communicate transparently with all critical stakeholders (internal/external), to comprehensively assess, address, and advise the client and their operating environment.

A lifelong learner. International experience. Highly productive working both independently, or collaborating in highly complex, matrixed, and multicultural environments.

English, German, and French.

I have successfully worked with and/or advised Cybersecurity Start-Ups with GTM & Growth Strategies, RevGen, and facilitated their seed-stage/Series A/Series B+ funding rounds with corporate and non-corporate VCs capital funding. Example:

  • Xage Security: I initiated, facilitated, and served as Project Lead for the USAF AFWERX SBIR I&II. Successfully Funded, subsequent project expansion, and additional contracts with the USAF and US Space Force (USSF) via the US Air Force Research Lab. Initiated talks with corporate VC group Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV). CTV invested in Xage's B+ round in 2022.
  • Mission Secure: A Key Team member secured Series A Funding ($8M+).

Board Areas of Focus:

  • Cybersecurity, C, Risk Management, Compliance, Governance, ESG, Director's & Officers' Risk, Finance Risk & Audit.

Proud Fur Mom to 4 Chihuahuas, a British commercially licensed Sea Captain, and a former competitive athlete.

  • Work
    • Schneider Electric, InfraGard
  • Education
    • University of Houston, Rice University
    • CEH, Industrial Cybersecurity, Claroty, Fortinet
    • Maritime Professional Training (MPT)
    • International Yacht Training (IYT)