Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 100/100
5 mention(s) identify ERIN NEALY COX as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | 2016-12-09 | Ms. Nealy Cox served as an Executive Managing Director at Stroz Friedberg, LLC from 2010 until May 2016, where she led the Incident Response Unit. In this role, Ms. Nealy Cox led a global team of first responders, threat intelligence analysts and malware specialists, assisting corporate clients affected by cyber-attacks, state-sponsored espionage and data breach cases to solve complex and high profile cyber-breaches. | Ms. Nealy Cox has extensive cyber-security experience, led a global team of threat intelligence analysts and malware specialists, and has legal and management experience. This indicates software-related technical skills. |
| Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | 2021-12-15 | Ms. Nealy Cox has served on our Board of Directors since July 2021 and is a partner in the Government, Regulatory and Internal Investigations Group at Kirkland & Ellis. Ms. Nealy Cox is a trial attorney, cybersecurity expert and former federal prosecutor who served as an independent director on our Board from August 2016 to November 2017. She resigned from the Board when she was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Ms. Nealy Cox served in this role until January 2021. Prior to her appointment as the U.S. Attorney, she served briefly in 2017 as a senior advisor at McKinsey & Co. in the consulting firm’s cybersecurity and risk practice. From 2008 to 2016 Ms. Nealy Cox was executive managing director at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm. She began her career serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for ten years in the Northern District of Texas. We believe that Ms. Nealy Cox’s executive management, cybersecurity and legal experience well qualifies her to serve on our Board. | She is a cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in cybersecurity and investigations consulting, including leading incident response business and serving as senior advisor in cybersecurity and risk practice. |
| Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | 2022-12-14 | Ms. Nealy Cox is a trial attorney, cybersecurity expert and former federal prosecutor who served as an independent director on our Board from August 2016 to November 2017. She resigned from the Board when she was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Ms. Nealy Cox served in this role until January 2021. Prior to her appointment as the U.S. Attorney, she served briefly in 2017 as a senior advisor at McKinsey & Co. in the consulting firm’s cybersecurity and risk practice. From 2008 to 2016 Ms. Nealy Cox was executive managing director at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm. | Cybersecurity expert with experience as a federal prosecutor and in cybersecurity consulting; has deep expertise in InfoSec issues and board governance. |
| Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | 2023-12-13 | Ms. Nealy Cox is a trial attorney, cybersecurity expert and former federal prosecutor ... From 2008 to 2016 Ms. Nealy Cox was executive managing director at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm ... In 2017 she served briefly as senior advisor at McKinsey & Co. in the firm’s cybersecurity and risk practice. | Cybersecurity expert with extensive experience including executive managing director at a cybersecurity consulting firm and senior advisor in cybersecurity and risk practice, indicating strong software-related technical skills. |
| Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | 2024-12-11 | Ms. Nealy Cox is a cybersecurity expert and former federal prosecutor who served as an independent director on our Board and was executive managing director at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm. | Ms. Nealy Cox is a cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in cybersecurity and risk, including roles as a federal prosecutor and cybersecurity consultant, indicating strong software-related technical skills. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2016-12-09 | Ms. Nealy Cox served as an Executive Managing Director at Stroz Friedberg, LLC from 2010 until May 2016, where she led the Incident Response Unit. In this role, Ms. Nealy Cox led a global team of first responders, threat intelligence analysts and malware specialists, assisting corporate clients affected by cyber-attacks, state-sponsored espionage and data breach cases to solve complex and high profile cyber-breaches. |
| 2021-12-15 | Ms. Nealy Cox has served on our Board of Directors since July 2021 and is a partner in the Government, Regulatory and Internal Investigations Group at Kirkland & Ellis. Ms. Nealy Cox is a trial attorney, cybersecurity expert and former federal prosecutor who served as an independent director on our Board from August 2016 to November 2017. She resigned from the Board when she was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Ms. Nealy Cox served in this role until January 2021. Prior to her appointment as the U.S. Attorney, she served briefly in 2017 as a senior advisor at McKinsey & Co. in the consulting firm’s cybersecurity and risk practice. From 2008 to 2016 Ms. Nealy Cox was executive managing director at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm. She began her career serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for ten years in the Northern District of Texas. We believe that Ms. Nealy Cox’s executive management, cybersecurity and legal experience well qualifies her to serve on our Board. |
| 2022-12-14 | Ms. Nealy Cox is a trial attorney, cybersecurity expert and former federal prosecutor who served as an independent director on our Board from August 2016 to November 2017. She resigned from the Board when she was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Ms. Nealy Cox served in this role until January 2021. Prior to her appointment as the U.S. Attorney, she served briefly in 2017 as a senior advisor at McKinsey & Co. in the consulting firm’s cybersecurity and risk practice. From 2008 to 2016 Ms. Nealy Cox was executive managing director at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm. |
| 2023-12-13 | Ms. Nealy Cox is a trial attorney, cybersecurity expert and former federal prosecutor ... From 2008 to 2016 Ms. Nealy Cox was executive managing director at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm ... In 2017 she served briefly as senior advisor at McKinsey & Co. in the firm’s cybersecurity and risk practice. |
| 2024-12-11 | Ms. Nealy Cox is a cybersecurity expert and former federal prosecutor who served as an independent director on our Board and was executive managing director at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm. |
Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-19