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Zinet Kemal

Mayo Clinic
Senior Cloud Security Engineer
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Zinet Kemal, is an immigrant from Ethiopia, a mother of four, senior cloud security engineer at Mayo Clinic, a career changer from the legal field, a multi-award-winning cybersecurity Practitioner, a TEDx speaker, 2x LinkedIn Learning instructor, 4x author & Mentor.
Zinet is a Georgia Tech University graduate with a M.S. degree in Cybersecurity. She earned a B.S. degree in Computer Science and LLB degree in Law. She currently works at Mayo Clinic as a Senior a Cloud Security Engineer. Her award winning cybersecurity children’s books “Oh, No … Hacked Again!” & ‘See Yourself in Cybersecurity’ teaches children about the importance of online safety and sparks interest in young readers to consider cybersecurity as an exciting meaningful career option highlighting the various cybersecurity careers that await the next generation of trailblazers.
Zinet’s Tedx talk is also on children’s online safety.
She was featured on Good Morning America, 11Alive, BBC, Yahoo! News, Abc news, CBS Minnesota – WCCO, & AFROTECH.
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