President Biden’s Advice in Action with Dan Woods

Dan Woods, CISO and VP of Cybersecurity for Shipt (a Target subsidiary), has joined this Corey this week for a round of “Screaming.” Dan has recently come off an impressive stint as the CTO of the Biden campaign—the second staffer to join the “Screaming” line up! Dan has been at Target for years, which ended up serving as an experience that set him up for success in the political realm. Dan discusses his history at Target and the accolade of being a distinguished engineer. Dan goes into the challenges of tech leadership in the political sphere, where those under you are volunteers. He discusses some of the technical challenges they faced, which compliments well the insight of previous guest Jackie Singh. Dan breaks down the IC (individual contributor) role and how it has influenced his own leadership, and how he balanced it with his work in tech.