Mary Writz
Vice President of Product Strategy at ForgeRock with a career spanning security practice, product leadership in threat detection, and public speaking expertise; known for guiding high-performing teams and advocating turning negatives into positives.
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Feb 22, 2026 • 9min
Mary Writz: Take a negative and make it into a positive. [VP Product Strategy] [Career Notes]
Mary Writz, VP of Product Strategy at ForgeRock and former ethical hacker, shares career turns from accounting to security and product leadership. She talks about leading mostly male, senior teams, using public speaking to clarify tech, framing identity access for users, building high-performing teams, and turning setbacks into opportunities with energy and focus.
