Will Smith
Founder & CEO, Clawpoint Security Collective | Mission-Centric Security | Decision Advantage AI | Author
- Role
- Founder & CEO at Clawpoint Security Collective
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Will Smith
I’m the Founder and CEO of Clawpoint Security Collective, a mission-centric cybersecurity and operational assurance firm focused on reducing decision latency and mission risk for federal and national security organizations.My work centers on helping mission owners and senior leaders move from noise to insight—surfacing enterprise risk, strengthening readiness, and enabling decisions that hold up under real-world pressure.I’ve spent my career operating at the intersection of cybersecurity, governance, and mission execution, where ambiguity is costly, and failure has real consequences. That experience informs Clawpoint\'s approach to security: mission-first, human-centered, operationally grounded, and explainable.Today, I focus on aligning cybersecurity strategy, operational assurance, and decision support with the realities faced by justice, defense, and national resilience organizations.
Experience
Founder & CEO
Apr 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Leading a mission-centric cybersecurity and operational assurance firm focused on decision advantage, mission readiness, and federal risk clarity across justice, defense, and national resilience domains.
Education
Old Dominion University
Academic Certificate, Professional Leadership
Old Dominion University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Interdisciplinary Studies with a Major in Leadership
MIT Sloan Executive Education
Academic Certificate, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
ECPI University
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Computer Information Science and Networking
1999 — 2001
Skills
- IT Governance
- Management
- Hp
- Veterans
- Active Dod Secret Clearance
- Virtualization
- Authentication
- Network Security
- System Administration
- Ato
- Centrify
- Project Management
- System Deployment
- Servers
- Board of Directors
- Tcp/Ip
- IT Security Assessments
- Data Center
- Group Policy
- Project Planning
- Navy
- Security
- Enterprise Software
- Identity Management
- Integration
- IT Service Management
- Team Leadership
- Vmware
- Active Directory
- Windows Server
- IT Management
- Operating Systems
- Disaster Recovery
- Vmware Esx
- Troubleshooting
- Two-Factor Authentication
- Identity & Access Management (Iam)
- Computer Security
- Cyber-Security
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