Natalie Runyon specializes in leadership development, communication skills, and career advancement for women leaders in security.  Her background in corporate security working in a variety of different capacities, such as security operations, people development, and management &amp; administration, have given her an intimate understanding of the unique leadership challenges women face in a male-dominated industry.<img class="size-medium wp-image-179 alignright" src="http://csoleadershiptraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Park_lamppost-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" />

She understands what senior women in the industry face — particularly the balancing act between long-term goals and day-to-day priorities in a competitive, complex, and dynamic operating environment.  Can a female CSO invest the time in creating autonomous, forward-thinking employees and still deliver on immediate goals while thriving in life outside of work.  The answer is unequivocally yes.  Natalie lives it and enables managers to strike that balance every day.  She helps senior decision-makers to flex their strengths, and using simple techniques, to increase their confidence and refine behaviors to maximize effectiveness.  Clients see a major payoff in performance.

Natalie utilizes her leadership and communications expertise as an adjunct instructor at the <a href="http://www.scps.nyu.edu/faculty/all/r/5/13264/natalie-runyon">NYU School of Continued &amp; Professional Studies</a> and as a trainer and advisor to the ASIS Women in Security and Middle Project’s Leadership Lab for urban young adults.

Natalie is an emerging thought leader in diversity and inclusion in the security industry.  Her commitment to the advancement of diverse individuals and groups through leadership development and her experience as a female security professional uniquely make her well qualified for this role.

She earned her M.B.A from The George Washington University and her B.S. in International Trade &amp; Finance from Louisiana State University. Before her security career, she spent five years with the CIA as an illicit transactions analyst. She is a Certified Professional Coach from the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching. She lives with her husband and son in New York City.