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PATRICK NOVAK

Leadership is not optional.

Federal technology and cybersecurity leader. I help leaders make clear decisions when the stakes are high.

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Patrick Novak, Founder of Trident Strategies

FOUNDER
COMMUNITY BUILDER

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY

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VP OF MEMBERSHIPS, ISC2 NOVA

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BILLINGTON SUMMIT MODERATOR

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CERTIFIED IN CYBERSECURITY

THE CREED

Why leadership is not optional.

I

Positivity wins.

Every time. Teams follow leaders who believe the mission is worth it, and they can tell when you don’t.

II

Relationships before transactions.

The best work in the federal market starts long before the RFP, in rooms built on trust.

III

Clarity under pressure.

From the war room to the capture review, good leaders slow the moment down and make the call.

What I Do

WHAT I DO

Speak. Write. Convene.

Advisory engagements by referral. Start a conversation.

Patrick Novak speaking with a microphone

SPEAK

Panels, moderation and fireside chats.

Leadership, AI and the federal market, for rooms that need to act on what they hear.

ESSAYS

Leading through AI.

WRITE

Essays on leadership and AI.

Field notes on leadership, AI and the federal market, published once a month.

Cars, Coffee & Contracts crew with their cars

CONVENE

The right people in the same room.

Cars, Coffee & Contracts and the ISC2 Northern Virginia Chapter.

Insights

INSIGHTS

Leading through AI.

Patrick Novak with Gary Vaynerchuk in New York

FROM THE ARCHIVE  ·  2020

Meeting GaryVee, changed Everything

We scooped great leadership lessons meeting with GaryVee and Rabiah Sutton in NYC. It's amazing how one meeting can change everything!

NEW FIELD NOTES START SOON

Once a month, on leading through AI.

Community

COMMUNITY

Bonds that go beyond the bids.

Cars, Coffee & Contracts meetup crowd and cars

Cars, Coffee & Contracts

Saturday mornings. Real conversations. Cars, coffee and federal contracting talk in the DC area.

SEASON FINALE  ·  SATURDAY, OCT 31

ISC2 Northern Virginia Chapter members at a chapter event

ISC2 Northern Virginia Chapter

As VP of Memberships, I help bring cybersecurity professionals together for monthly meetings, panels and socials.

MONTHLY MEETINGS  ·  NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Patrick Novak walking off the landing area with his parachute
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Calculated risk. Real relationships.

Skydiver and lifelong adrenaline junkie. The same discipline that gets you safely to the ground gets a team to the finish.

LEADER’S INSIGHT

Field notes on leading through AI, once a month.

Let’s talk.

Speaking, advisory, media and community inquiries.

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