Eric Ashdown is Asia Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft and is headquartered in Singapore. Mr. Ashdown is a risk management, strategy, security and privacy senior leader with a track record of success in demanding large corporate and entrepreneurial environments. Previously, he was Senior Director and Partner, Global Security Strategy & Risk Management at Accenture and Senior Director of Business Online Services, Risk Management at Microsoft Corporation.
According to Mr. Ashdown, he has taken an entrepreneur's attitude toward new businesses, new projects, business turnarounds, consulting and positions held. This has honed an ability to look holistically at problems and challenges, across cultures, while operating in an increasingly borderless world. The range of geographies where Mr. Ashdown has used these skills includes China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Hungary, the US, UK, Canada, Malaysia, Jordan, Singapore, Germany, Macau and Brunei.