A default that quietly cost millions
3.5% cut in annual leased-asset spend
Cybersecurity risk, translated into board-ready decisions.
I help boards and executive teams govern cyber risk with the same clarity and rigor they apply to financial risk — 24+ years across Cisco and Intuit, including 11+ years directly building and running enterprise infrastructure and security programs.
Experience Across Fortune 100 Enterprises
- Cisco
- Intuit
- GE
- HP
- DirecTV
- Wachovia
- AOL
- Constellation Energy
About
Operator experience, board-level perspective
Built it before advising on it
I spent 11+ years directly building and running enterprise infrastructure and security programs at Cisco, then 7 years advising Intuit's leadership at the executive level.
Technical risk, governed as business risk
Through Virtuminds, I help boards and executive teams translate technical risk into governed business decisions — before a crisis forces the conversation.
Track record at scale
24+ years across Cisco, Intuit, and Fortune 100 enterprises, including a $150M regulatory compliance program guided to zero missed deadlines.
Track Record
Selected results
A platform that funded its own growth
25 → 200+ internal teams in 2 years
Six months of downtime, recovered fast
6-week recovery vs. 6-month estimate
Four deadlines, one framework, zero misses
$150M saved, zero missed deadlines
Services
How I help
Agentic AI & Operational Guardrails
Design identity, least-privilege permissioning, and human-in-the-loop controls for autonomous agents, vector databases, and multi-agent workflows.
AI / ML Risk & Governance
Practical frameworks for responsible and secure AI adoption.
Security Assessment & Roadmap
Clear view of current risk posture and a prioritized path forward.
Board & Executive Advisory
Translate cyber risk into language the board can act on.
Fractional CISO / CIO
Executive-level security leadership without the full-time overhead.
Cloud, Data & Compliance
Practical programs that satisfy regulators and support the business.
M&A & PE Due Diligence
Cyber risk clarity for transactions and portfolio companies.
Shadow AI & Data Leakage Audits
Rapid assessment of enterprise AI usage, analyzing network and browser data flows to map where PII and IP are exposed to external LLMs — plus DLP guardrails for generative tools.
AI Supply Chain & Third-Party Risk
Evaluate SaaS vendors and AI APIs for model provenance, training data rights, retention policy, hallucination risk, and enterprise data isolation guarantees.
Focused guidance on your cyber risk decision
A dedicated 60-minute session for boards and executives working through a specific governance, compliance, or investment decision.