Lead and execute Security go-to-market strategies for the Americas, driving significant growth in sales opportunities and overall pipeline. Build trust with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, and Global Operations to align on messaging and shared business goals. Drive the adoption of Generative AI to scale and personalize for regions, industries, and buyer personas sales and marketing content for 35,000 sellers and account teams. Collaborate with AWS Worldwide Field Enablement to design seller enablement programs, leveraging seller confidence surveys. Develop propensity to buy profiles to enable timely customer engagement. Engage in security solutions strategy discussions, influencing senior leadership. Regularly review performance indicators and market feedback to refine strategies and foster continuous improvement and innovation.

A boutique advisory firm, excels in technology, cyber, and privacy due diligence for M&A transactions, targeting technology companies under $50M in revenue. We don't just assess risks; we also craft post-deal growth opportunities and strategies, guiding our clients towards long-term success in the tech industry

The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) is a premier research and collaboration hub dedicated to building secure digital futures. Housed within the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, CLTC was founded in 2015 to build bridges between cutting-edge academic research and real-world industry and policy needs.As a Board of Advisors member, I provide strategic guidance and advice on groundbreaking research on future cybersecurity challenges, board governance of cybersecurity, and responsible and ethical use of Generative AI.CLTC's approach is built on two key pillars: first, to focus on the future of digital security and second, to expand who participates in this field. The public-private partnerships, research programs, and outputs help C-suite decision-makers act with foresight, while the students and alumni represent the next generation of leaders in cybersecurity technology, policy, research and practice.

Grew practice revenue from $23M to $30M and engagement margins from 28% to 33% through differentiated services, streamlined delivery, and revenue expansion. Transformed a team of 45, including 4 Directors, into a cohesive high-performance unit. Built trust with C-level executives, raising Booz Allen’s profile as a strategic advisor. Directed market and competitive analysis to inform strategic planning. Ensured engagement success, long-term client retention, and growth. Led sales pursuits, including collaborations with other service lines. Designed and implemented cybersecurity and digital transformation programs. Fostered innovation and spearheaded cross-functional collaboration for seamless cybersecurity solution delivery.

PwC is one of the largest professional services firms, with over 1,200 Cyber, Risk, and Privacy professionals in the US. PwC protects and creates business value using cybersecurity and privacy as a tool to transform businesses.Oversaw project strategy, design, and execution across Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Compliance, and Cloud engagements, from strategy to execution:➤ Strategy, roadmap, and execution of net new and review of existing Cyber and Technology Risk Management programs, roadmaps, and processes.➤ Governance, process, and technology design, implementation, and assessments of Security Operations, including Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence, Monitoring, and Detection & Response.➤ Developing the requirements and selection criteria for choosing Managed Security Service providers. ➤ Designing and implementing programs and solutions for detecting and preventing Account Takeovers, Malicious Insiders, Insider Trading, Fraud, and Abuse in Financial Services and Healthcare.➤ C-level metrics, dashboards, and Board level Cyber risk reporting.➤ Numerous regulatory and broader assessments and mitigation strategies and roadmaps.➤ Design and implementation of Trust & Transparency programs for leading global IaaS and SaaS providers, anchored around security, privacy, and the ability to enable compliance with industry and other regulations.➤ Overseeing security projects in support of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.➤ Large scale Cloud Security and broader Cloud implementations in the U.S. and Mexico for Banking, Healthcare, and Industrial clients.➤ Business case development, security architecture review, and compliance readiness assessments for FinTech clients implementing blockchain-based solutions for Trust & Custody, global money transfers in fiat currencies, and sovereign state stable coins.NIST, ISO, FFIEC, COBIT, HIPAA, HITRUST, CCPA, GDPR

Accenture is one of the largest technology and cybersecurity consulting firms, serving the Fortune Global 100.Oversaw project execution across Cybersecurity and Cloud engagements in Financial Services, Hospitality, Lifesciences, and Healthcare:➤ Interim CISO of a Top 5 hedge funds. Established and led a security engineering team to execute the company’s safe transformation of its crown jewels to a secure and resilient hybrid AWS-Azure infrastructure.➤ For a Top 10 state government, overseeing and influencing the implementation of a $54M program of 12 critical security and data protection projects across multiple state agencies and stakeholders.➤ Complex cyber security incident response and breach remediation remediation activities for high profile and national critical infrastructure clients, subject to cyber-attacks by foreign governments and criminal organizations.➤ Cloud Security workstreams for multi-million end-to-end Cloud migrations for one of the largest Lifesciences and one of the largest Resources companies in the world. Established cross-functional governance to gather, prioritize, and identify solutions for security and privacy requirements.➤ For a Payments client, led a Connected Vehicles project to identify cyber risks and applicable regulatory requirements related to the integration of such vehicles into the Retail, Payments, and Services value chainsInterim CISO of Accenture Cloud Platform.➤ Collaborated with global enterprise customers to identify and prioritize demands and expectations, industry and national data protection requirements, and leading security practices, to influence the platform roadmap and operations.➤ In collaboration with the Client Data Protection organization, implemented a joint Security Operations model, including Vulnerability Management, Logging & Monitoring, and Detection & Incident Response.

The world's leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With one of the largest global client rosters, you can be confident you will be in good company and represented by the best minds in the legal profession. 725 strong, the top tier team of star trial attorneys, acclaimed transactional lawyers and exceptionally talented partners and associates have earned a reputation for the relentless pursuit of perfection and a dauntless pursuit of success.Member of the Firm’s leadership team. Established the firm’s first ever global security program. Consolidated and organized legacy security silos into a comprehensive information security program.Developed and maintain senior level relationships with functional and practice areas to understand demand and specific requirements and solutions. Actively engaged firm leadership to ensure business decisions are risk aware and incorporate appropriate mitigation strategies while supporting and enabling the business and client service objective. Managed a cross-functional Information Risk Management Working Group, bringing together business units that had never worked together previously. Developed the business case for Security and its impact on the firm’s ability to attract and retain clients. Introduced a security control framework and assessment methodology adopted by the CIO and used to brief the board annually leading to improved confidence in the adequacy of the program, establishing the CISO role as business critical. Drove a strong security culture across lawyers, administrative staff, and IT.

Lead the Firm’s Cyber practice in the Northeast, responsible for business development, practice development and service delivery of cyber security and IT risk advisory services to blue-chip clients in Financial Services, Healthcare, and Retail.Provided governance, risk, and technical subject matter expertise to client’s executive managementand IT organization.Responsible for new business development by identifying new opportunities, leading or draftingnew proposals, and acting as SME supporting sales professionals.Provided guidance and thought leadership to engagement teams facing difficult situations andrequiring the development of new approach or methodology. Managed engagement level risks inhighly sensitive or critical situations

Provided independent and objective assurances to The Board of Directors and group executive management on the $2B investment spend in the transition of the business from Print to Digital as well as on the adequacy and effectiveness of the company’s technology controls, including information security, privacy, disaster recovery, and regulatory compliance.Designed and lead the implementation of an enterprise-wide risk assessment process to identify, track, and manage strategic, execution, and regulatory risk.Active member of the company’s Information Security Governance Council, establishing group-widepolicies, procedures, architecture, and standards.Led a high-performance team of 11, dispersed across the US, Europe, and Asia with $17M in total operating budget. Motivated, mentored, and developed staff.

Trusted executive-level IT security and risk adviser to Asset Management, Banking, and Pharmaceuticals clients. Designed, managed, and delivered architecture, infrastructure, and application risk assessments and solutions focused on information security, privacy, and compliance for minimizing exposure to losses, litigation, or regulatory compliance. Identified and evaluated the effectiveness of controls implemented by clients to address such risks.In partnership with leading security vendors, developed and implemented innovative infrastructure security solutions, including identity and access management, vulnerability and patch management, policy management and enforcement, application security, intrusion detection and prevention, and data leakage prevention.For the firm’s global CISO, planned and managed the design of global security policies, implementation, and operating model of Ernst & Young’s worldwide IDS, IPS, and SEIM infrastructure in 45 countries as well as the global Cybersecurity Operations Center (SOC).

Provided IT security and compliance services to mostly Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals clients. Advised Chinese, French, and Japanese banks on designing, implementing, and operating effective security and privacy controls in order to meet Financial Services regulations and maintain business operations in the U.S.Performed numerous risk and threat assessments, penetration tests, systems and infrastructure configuration reviews, and testing of general controls. Applied IT audit, enterprise risk management, and compliance frameworks to analyze client environment and develop detailed recommendations for improving processes, standards, and operation of technology and related controls. Implemented recommendations for non-audit clients