Experts & Advisors
Andre Ludwig
Senior Managing Director
Andre Ludwig is a globally recognized cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) security leader with over two decades of experience delivering mission-critical outcomes for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and critical infrastructure providers. As Global Practice Leader for Cybersecurity, Privacy, and AI Security at Ankura, he leads engagements across the Americas, EMEA, APAC, and India, helping clients navigate AI risk governance, threat intelligence, privacy compliance, and incident response. Andre combines deep technical expertise —including malware analysis, distributed system design, and applied machine learning — with executive leadership in scaling secure, privacy-first solutions. He has built and led high-performing engineering and security teams at Capital One, InQuest, Bricata, Neustar, QOMPLX, driving product innovation, revenue growth, and operational transformation.
Experience
Andre’s experience includes prior consulting work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, where he supported advanced security research and development initiatives, as well as advisory roles across commercial sectors including finance, telecommunications, and large scale enterprises. He co-founded the Conficker Working Group, led global cyber takedowns like Operation SMN and Operation Blockbuster, and launched Quad9 — a nonprofit domain name server security platform now protecting over 150 million users. He continues to advise on national security issues, law enforcement platforms, and cyber startup acceleration through roles with Pryme Infil, the National Security Institute, and MACH37. Clients rely on Andre for his ability to lead at both technical and strategic levels — building real-world, resilient solutions for emerging threats, and aligning them with business and regulatory priorities.
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