Chris Woods
FounderFounder at CyberQ Group Seed
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
FoundedCyberQ Group Seed
About
Chris Woods is the Founder and CEO of CyberQ Group, a venture-backed cybersecurity company holding ISO27K and CREST accreditations. He has received recognition including Tech Leader of the Year at Birmingham Tech Week (2024), Wolverhampton University's Professional Excellence Award (2022), and RegTech 100 (2026). His additional roles include Business Ambassador for Acorns Hospice, Trustee of Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust, Guardian at the Birmingham Assay Office, and founding team member of BSides Birmingham 2025.
Founder at CyberQ Group Seed
Intro paths
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Experience
- CyberQ GroupFounder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentUK, USA and APAC
- Acorns Children's HospiceAcorns Children Hospice Ambassadorcurrent2022 — presentBirmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Birmingham Assay OfficeGuardiancurrent2025 — presentBirmingham, England, United Kingdom
- BSides Birmingham (UK)Founding Team2024 — 2025Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- University of WolverhamptonIndependent Governor2022 — 2023Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
- Cyber London (CyLon)Cyber Mentor :- Cylon2016 — 2018Hammersmith [London]
- Qatar FoundationDirector - Information Security2012 — 2015Qatar
- HPChief Security Officer / Security Practice Lead / Enterprise Security Architect2006 — 2012World-Wide
- FujitsuSenior Security Solution Architect / Security Team Manager1999 — 2006UK - Europe Based
Skills & more
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CybercrimeCyber OperationsDegreesSecurity Operations CenterSecurity ManagementNetwork SecurityInformation Security ManagementSecurity AuditsPhysical SecurityISO 27001Solution ArchitectureEncryptionFrom Chris's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Woods?
- Chris Woods is the Founder and CEO of CyberQ Group, a venture-backed cybersecurity company holding ISO27K and CREST accreditations. He has received recognition including Tech Leader of the Year at Birmingham Tech Week (2024), Wolverhampton University's Professional Excellence Award (2022), and RegTech 100 (2026). His additional roles include Business Ambassador for Acorns Hospice, Trustee of Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust, Guardian at the Birmingham Assay Office, and founding team member of BSides Birmingham 2025.
- Where does Chris Woods work?
- Chris Woods is Founder of CyberQ Group Seed.
- What companies did Chris Woods found?
- Chris Woods founded CyberQ Group Seed.
- Where did Chris Woods go to school?
- Chris Woods studied at University of Wolverhampton (BSc (Hons), Computer Science); University of Wolverhampton (ALUMNI Professional Excellence Award 2022, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Qatar Foundation mafia2
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University of Wolverhampton mafia2
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Same school
Also attended University of Wolverhampton11
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fujitsu32
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