James "Slim" Beamon brings 35+ years of high-stakes leadership from the cockpit to the cyber frontlines. This former USAF Colonel has briefed Presidents, commanded bomber missions, managed critical cybersecurity programs for DHS and DoD, and logged over 4,000 flight hours across seven aircraft types, because apparently that wasn't exciting enough on its own.

Now as Dean of CyberEDGE Academy and founder of Sycamore Cybersecurity Consultants, Slim transforms his real-world experience into training that actually sticks. With four master's degrees, instructor certifications across CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC and more, he's successfully trained over 2,000 cybersecurity professionals worldwide who can actually do the job, not just talk about it.

When he's not delivering no-nonsense training sessions, you'll find him teaching scuba diving as a PADI Master Instructor, because whether you're at 30,000 feet or 100 feet underwater, staying calm under pressure is what counts.