TOMAS SODERSTROM
NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
Tom Soderstrom has served as Chief Technology Officer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for over fifteen years, consistently identifying emerging IT and security trends that are critical to the success and prosperity of the space exploration program. His goal is to infuse the most meaningful technologies and work practices as early as possible where they positively impact JPL’s mission of exploring space and protecting Earth. He specializes in the intersection of internet of things, robotics, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. He is a hands-on executive leader that is openly praised and endorsed for his innovative experiments and identification of emerging technological trends.
Soderstrom is dedicated to forging credible partnerships with IT experts, universities, as well as the vendor community. He selflessly offers his experienced leadership guidance, education skills and mentorship to JPL’s entire workforce, as well as the overall west coast community via volunteer and speaking engagements. His unmatched expertise has been requested by hundreds of highly respected CIOs, CISOs, and CDOs, and you can find him regularly contributing as a keynote speaker, futurist, leadership coach and interactive workshop facilitator at the Evanta, a Gartner Company private engagements.
Always in sync with the latest best practices in the sector, in a recent presentation designed for an exclusive audience of over 150 Southern California CISOs and senior IT Security leaders representing the region’s largest organizations, Soderstrom discussed deep learning, machine learning and artificial intelligence, providing practical guide for CISOs on cutting through the hype and benefiting their organizations both in the near-term and long-term.
