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Brendan Powers

Cortex PMM, Palo Alto Networks

Brendan Powers is listed as Cortex PMM, Palo Alto Networks. Brendan is scheduled to speak at Microsoft Ignite 2026 on 17 November 2026.

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About

Brendan serves as Agent 365's Security & Governance PMM, covering Identity, Threat Protection, and Shadow AI. He began his career on the practitioner side, running incident response and threat intelligence engagements at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he helped defend Fortune 500 and federal customers against advanced persistent threats. He came to Microsoft from Palo Alto Networks, where he helped lead product marketing for Cortex XSIAM and built Exposure Management from zero to one. Along the way he earned his CISSP. Brendan holds an M.A. in Applied Religious Studies from Yale University and a B.A. in Religious Theory & Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University, which makes him, by his own account, an ardent believer that anything is possible.

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Microsoft Ignite 2026 17 November 2026 – 20 November 2026

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