Craig Stanland is a keynote and TEDx speaker and author who delivers a rare, first-person perspective on insider threats, ethical decision-making, and the human factors behind risk. After 13 years in the IT channel, Craig made a series of rationalized decisions that led to an $800K fraud against a Fortune 500 company and ultimately to a federal prison sentence. That experience now informs his work, giving organizations a deeper understanding of how trusted employees cross ethical lines long before any alert is triggered. Today, Craig speaks to cybersecurity, risk, audit, and compliance audiences about the psychology of decision-making under pressure, how stress, fear, and rationalization quietly rewire judgment, creating risk from the inside out. Craig is the author of "Blank Canvas: How I Reinvented My Life After Prison." His work has been featured in outlets including The Good Men Project, Tiny Buddha, and The Altucher Report. When he’s not speaking or writing, Craig is hiking, paddleboarding, exploring car shows, relaxing at the beach, or spending time with his wife and their three special-needs cats.