Company
Xcel Energy
Title
VP, CSO
Fortune 500 Rank
271
Biographical Info
Visionary senior executive with government, Fortune 500, and Big 4 experience specializing in organizational turnaround and revenue growth. Experienced in driving enterprise transformation, complex programs, mergers and acquisitions, and using innovation to deliver disruptive solutions to promote growth. Deep knowledge and experience in privacy, supply chain/3rd party risk management, security risk management (cybersecurity (information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), internet of thing (IoT), and physical and personnel security), continuity of operations, enterprise resiliency and emergency management. - 25 years of safeguarding some of the country’s most critical assets. This includes developing and formalizing best-in-class enterprise governance, architecture, engineering, threat intel, security risk management, data loss and fraud prevention, identity and access management, and security operations that includes real-time monitoring, incident response, investigations, hunting, big data analytic, artificial intelligence, robotics, and attack and pen teams. - Global experience including management of relationships with business partners in Europe, Israel, Australia, and Japan. - Board experience from performing Board advisory services to serving as a Board member. An entrepreneur/builder at heart with a passion for collaborating and working together with peer business leaders to understand business needs, security risk, and risk treatment strategies to enable the business to safely take the necessary risk in order thrive and create a competitive advantage...know vs no. I subscribe to purpose is power and servant leadership.
City
Denver
State
Colorado
LinkedIn URL
Date Joined Company
12/20/2019
Date started as CISO
12/20/2019