Steve Mustard: A Titan of Industrial Automation Security Joins CSAFI

A Career Built on Critical Infrastructure

Steve’s professional journey spans over three decades of securing and optimizing the systems that keep modern society running.

• Global Leadership at ISA: Steve served as the 2021 President of the International Society of Automation (ISA), a global non-profit that sets the standards for those applying engineering and technology to manage the safety and cybersecurity of modern automation systems. • National Automation, Inc.: As President and CEO for over 18 years, Steve has supplied automation products and cybersecurity consulting to critical sectors including water/wastewater, oil & gas, and manufacturing. • Defense & High-Stakes Engineering: During a 17-year tenure at Logica, Steve led teams in developing the replacement for the UK’s NATO codification system for the Ministry of Defence and managed real-time embedded systems for the UK Royal Navy. • Energy Sector Expertise: Currently an Applied Technology Specialist at BP and formerly a Process Security Consultant at Leidos, Steve has spent years identifying and mitigating process bottlenecks and cyber risks in the energy sector.

Strategic Mission at CSAFI

At CSAFI, we recognize that food security is a fundamental pillar of national and global security. Steve will be instrumental in the following strategic pillars:

• Harmonizing Resilience Standards: Leading the development of industry-wide standards specifically tailored for OT/ICS environments within food production. • Educational Advocacy: Partnering with academia to foster a new generation of food-security specialists. • Global Scaling: Advising the Board on strategies to scale CSAFI’s impact to meet the growing needs of the international food security community. • Best Practices: Acting as a catalyst for introducing methodologies that eliminate vulnerabilities in critical food production processes.