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Christian Espinosa: Speaking Bio
Christian Espinosa is the founder and CEO of Blue Goat Cyber, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, a U.S. Air Force veteran and an author. His speaking connects medical device cybersecurity with the human side of technical leadership.
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Speaker Biography
Short introduction
Christian Espinosa is the founder and CEO of Blue Goat Cyber, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, and a U.S. Air Force veteran. He founded Alpine Security in 2014 and sold it in 2020. Author of The Smartest Person in the Room and The In-Between: Life in the Micro, he speaks on medical device cybersecurity, technical leadership, and clear communication, and hosts The Med Device Cyber Podcast.
Full biography
Christian Espinosa is the founder and CEO of Blue Goat Cyber, a medical device cybersecurity firm. His work connects technical security, regulatory responsibilities, and patient safety with the communication and leadership needed to make that work effective.
A U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and U.S. Air Force veteran, Christian holds a BS in Engineering from the Academy and an MBA from Webster University. He founded Alpine Security in 2014 and sold the company in 2020. Building a cybersecurity business challenged him to move beyond having the answers and become more open to other people’s ideas, honest feedback, and collaboration.
He is the author of The Smartest Person in the Room and The In-Between: Life in the Micro, and host of The Med Device Cyber Podcast. His talks explore medical device cybersecurity, the human side of technical leadership, competence-based confidence, and congruence between words and actions. He brings a direct, practical approach to helping audiences understand what matters and decide what to do next.
My Professional Journey
Foundation
Engineering education and military service
I am a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and U.S. Air Force veteran. My engineering education and MBA from Webster University inform how I connect technical work with business and leadership decisions.
2014
Founding Alpine Security
I started Alpine Security in 2014. Entrepreneurship forced me to examine the cost of trying to be the smartest person in the room, especially when it kept me from listening and learning.
2020
Selling Alpine Security
I sold Alpine Security in 2020. The experience of building and leading that company remains part of how I think about responsibility, collaboration, and the decisions that shape a team.
Today
Blue Goat Cyber, books, and conversations
I lead Blue Goat Cyber’s medical device cybersecurity work, write about technical leadership and personal growth, and host The Med Device Cyber Podcast. Speaking lets me bring the technical and human sides of that work into the same conversation.
Key Speaking Themes
- Medical device cybersecurity and patient safety
- Security through the device lifecycle, including FDA premarket cybersecurity, postmarket vulnerability management, and the consequences of weak security.
- The human side of technical leadership
- Communication, emotional intelligence, and collaboration in teams where technical ability alone is not enough.
- Confidence grounded in competence
- Useful practice, clear explanations, honest feedback, and knowing when to name the limits of your expertise.
- Congruence, belonging, and intentional action
- Aligning words with actions, questioning defensive habits, and participating without needing to prove you have every answer.