Part Two - ‘The Art and Science of Cybersecurity: Leadership, Risk Translation and Protecting Critical Infrastructure’ - with India James

Season Six: Episode 1, Part #2 - This week's episode of the award-winning Talent First is a continuation of my conversation with India James, security leader and expert in the expansion and resilience of energy and critical infrastructure. We talk about OT security and its growing importance, OTS careers, and how all security leaders can use their artistry to prepare their organisation for breaches and beyond.About Our Guest: India James is an accomplished and nationally recognized executive whose career spans governance, risk, and enterprise execution and transformation across U.S. energy and critical infrastructure sectors. She delivers a combination of policy and operational expertise, grounded in almost two decades of private-sector leadership with public-sector collaboration focused on infrastructure development and resilience.India served as Director, Security and Technology Policy for one of the nation’s largest energy providers, where she directed enterprise-wide responsibilities across IT, operational technology, and physical security – leveraging her experience on both the regulated and competitive sides of energy alongside real estate, critical operations, and large load management. On the EEI Security and Technology Grid of the Future Committee, her contributions and collaborations impacted all the U.S. investor-owned electric companies.She has raised over $4 billion in energy financing leading real estate and held leadership roles in customer strategy, infrastructure risk, and regulatory compliance, where she led multi- million-dollar modernization and partnership initiatives. Her work has influenced national standards for grid modernization, operational technology security, and resilience planning, guiding how energy systems evolve in a data-driven, high-risk environment. India is internationally recognized for her work at the intersection of energy, security & technology, and critical infrastructure.