Thirty senior leaders who chose to associate with this ecosystem, not as a courtesy but as a commitment.
Where our council leads
Most advisory boards exist to signal credibility. This one exists to deliver it.
Enter NEXUS or ASTRA and you don't get a warm introduction to someone who took a meeting. You enter rooms where these names already carry weight.
They span security, technology, healthcare, finance, energy, real estate and the public sector. As NS Advisory expands, the council expands with it.
VP, CSO · Microsoft
Vice President and Customer Security Officer at Microsoft, one of the world's most valuable technology companies. Her presence sets the executive standard for this network at the highest possible level. When Nicole is in the room, founders understand immediately what it means to be taken seriously.
Global CSO · Booking Holdings
Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer at Booking Holdings. His view that the future of the industry will be defined by the people organisations invest in is a founding philosophy for how this ecosystem thinks about leadership and community. His perspective on enterprise security at global scale shapes the relationship between leadership, community and commercial outcomes.
Former CISO · Optum
Former Chief Information Security Officer at Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, and one of the most complex, highest-stakes security environments in the enterprise landscape. Her career spans industries, not just sectors. Her presence is a reminder that security challenges are shared across every environment where technology decisions carry real consequence.
Former CTO · Wells Fargo
Former Chief Technology Officer and Global Head of Enterprise IT at Wells Fargo, one of the world's largest financial institutions. He brings a perspective on enterprise architecture, commercial execution and organisational change that few advisors can offer. He recognised the structural gap this platform was built to close, and helped shape the thinking behind it.
Global CISO · Carnival Corporation
Global Chief Information Security Officer at Carnival Corporation, overseeing operations across dozens of countries and hundreds of vessels. She brings a perspective on enterprise risk and vendor relationships at a scale most security leaders will never encounter. Her judgment on what works inside complex, distributed environments is among the most valuable in this network.
VP, CISO · Cleveland Clinic
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Cleveland Clinic, where he leads global cybersecurity and business resilience. With more than 25 years across healthcare and other regulated industries, he is known for aligning security strategy with business priorities to enable growth and risk-informed decisions. He holds degrees from the University of Chicago and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.
CIO · Korn Ferry
A global Chief Information Officer and transformation leader with more than 20 years directing enterprise-wide technology change, cybersecurity programmes and digital modernisation across consumer goods, manufacturing, retail, utilities, financial services, media and private equity. She has led global teams of 300-plus and delivered measurable outcomes, from double-digit cost savings to accelerated M&A integrations and next-generation digital platforms. Partnering with executive teams and boards, her work spans cloud modernisation, ERP and CRM transformation, cybersecurity maturity and AI-driven digital workplace change, aligning technology strategy with business growth and resilience.
CIO · Trucordia
Chief Information Officer at Trucordia, bringing the CIO viewpoint alongside the CISO perspective within enterprise technology leadership. His presence ensures conversations about technology strategy and security speak to both sides of the enterprise. It reflects the full range of decision-makers organisations must be prepared to engage across governance, risk and purchasing.
SVP & CISO · Cencora
Senior Vice President and CISO at Cencora, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. He brings deep experience across regulated, high-stakes environments where vendor relationships are built on compliance and demonstrated reliability. His leadership reflects the operational discipline required to secure complex, global supply chains.
CISO · Waste Management
Chief Information Security Officer at Waste Management, where he leads critical-infrastructure security at national scale. His work sits at the centre of the operational-technology side of enterprise security, where the convergence of IT and OT is reshaping how organisations structure and buy protection. His perspective reflects the realities of securing physical operations alongside digital infrastructure.
CISO · Cushman & Wakefield
Oversees global information security for Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world's largest commercial real estate services firms. A recognised figure with more than 20 years across industries, he also advises companies including Mimecast, CrowdStrike, First Women's Bank and Redlegg. Before joining in 2018, he was CISO and Director of IT Risk Management at Zebra Technologies.
Global CISO · Hard Rock
Chief Information Security Officer at Hard Rock, overseeing security across hospitality and entertainment at enterprise scale. His experience represents the breadth of industries this ecosystem serves. It reflects the diversity of environments where senior technology leaders face the same fundamental challenges of access, trust and vendor selection.
Sr. Director, CISO · Valvoline
Chief Information Security Officer at Valvoline, with deep expertise in security, AI governance, risk management and digital transformation. He leads enterprise security strategy while modernising operations, strengthening data governance and safely accelerating AI and cloud initiatives. Previously at The Andersons and First Solar, he is recognised for a practical, business-focused approach.
Global CISO · Ingredion Incorporated
Global Chief Information Security Officer at Ingredion, with more than 20 years leading security and risk across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail and transportation. He leads enterprise cybersecurity strategy, partnering with executive leadership and boards to align investment with business priorities. He is a recognised voice on cyber resilience and aligning security with business outcomes.
Deputy CISO · American Medical Association (AMA)
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at the American Medical Association, with more than two decades advancing global information security strategy, risk management and technology. She began her career supporting Department of Defense clients before working in foreign aid, experiences that shaped her focus on resilience and cross-cultural collaboration. A trusted advisor to executives and boards, she speaks often on data protection and AI governance.
CISO · Little Caesars Pizza
Chief Information Security Officer at Little Caesars, leading security across the organisation's global restaurant, foodservice, sports and entertainment businesses. She is known for building business-aligned cybersecurity programmes, leading enterprise AI governance and strengthening operational resilience across complex environments. She serves on the Evanta CIO & CISO Network Governing Body and has received Cyber Defense Magazine's Top Global CISO Award.
Head of Cybersecurity & ISMS Lead · Heather Reed Originals
A cybersecurity and risk executive with a global track record of strengthening enterprise resilience and modernising security capabilities. An ISO 27001 Lead Implementor, she is recognised as a connector within the technology community. She bridges security founders, enterprise leaders and emerging innovators to help turn bold ideas into real impact.
Mayor · City of Mableton
Mayor of the City of Mableton, bringing a public-sector technology leadership perspective to the network. He represents an increasingly important environment as government at every level modernises its infrastructure. It faces many of the same enterprise technology challenges as large organisations, often with greater public scrutiny and fewer resources.
Former CISO · CSX
Former Chief Information Security Officer at CSX, where he led transportation and logistics-infrastructure security at national scale. His experience sits at the frontier of OT and IT security convergence. It is an area reshaping enterprise security architecture across every industry with physical operations.
SVP, CISO
A Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer with more than 25 years in cybersecurity and risk management. As an advisory board member and start-up investor, he guides high-potential startups through go-to-market strategy, operational scaling and security-led growth. He serves on the governing board of Gartner Dallas and the Dallas CISO Board, bringing a seasoned, calm perspective to crisis management and long-term thinking.
Head of Operational Risk Management · Farmers Insurance
Leads enterprise-wide governance, oversight and reporting across data, AI, third-party and business-resilience risk at Farmers Insurance. He builds regulator-aligned risk frameworks and provides independent second-line oversight, translating complex risk data into executive-level insight for Risk & Control and Audit Committees. His work has strengthened governance, enhanced regulatory readiness and enabled the safe adoption of AI and digital capabilities.
CTO · Luminor Group
Chief Technology Officer at Luminor Group, extending the council's reach beyond North America. He brings a perspective on financial-technology architecture within a rapidly evolving regulatory environment across the European market. His insight speaks to how technology leaders navigate compliance and change in cross-border financial services.
CISO · MSC Cruises
An international C-level cybersecurity executive with more than two decades leading transformation across multinationals, scale-ups and startups. As former Group CISO at MSC Cruises, he built a high-calibre cybersecurity capability and strengthened cyber resilience across global IT and OT environments, guiding the organisation through major incidents. A trusted board advisor, he co-founded an Italian cybersecurity consultancy and serves on the Advisory Board of Tech4Trust.
Director, Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance · Clear Street
Leads enterprise security governance, regulatory compliance and technology risk at Clear Street, a cloud-native financial-services platform. Previously a Business Information Security Officer at TD Bank overseeing risk for more than 170 critical applications, and founding GRC Director at Chainalysis, where he accelerated FedRAMP designation and achieved SOC 2 compliance with zero findings. A recognised voice in AI governance, he has spoken alongside leaders from Citibank, Pfizer and the United Nations.
CISO · Motorola Mobility
Chief Information Security Officer at Motorola Mobility, with more than 30 years in information security. He builds custom methodologies and frameworks that balance information protection, business agility and risk, with hands-on experience securing multi-billion-dollar enterprises and their e-commerce and compliance operations. A well-known security conference speaker, his expertise spans mobile and wireless security, targeted attacks and APTs, red-teaming, threat intelligence, GRC and user education.
VP & CISO · Cass Information Systems
Vice President of Enterprise Infrastructure and Chief Information Security Officer at Cass Information Systems, with more than 30 years in IT leadership and cybersecurity. He oversees enterprise infrastructure strategy and secure, scalable IT systems, drawing on hands-on engineering experience earlier in his career at Hilco Technologies. He holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Illinois and mentors IT professionals through the TechLX leadership programme.
SVP, CISO · Invitation Homes
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Invitation Homes, with a career building and leading IT security and risk-management programmes across many market verticals. His background spans security consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Dell Services, security governance, and compliance frameworks including SOX, PCI and ITAR, alongside enterprise risk management, business continuity and disaster recovery. A published author, advisory board member and frequent speaker, he holds a Master's in Management and CISSP, CISM, C|CISO, ITIL and Six Sigma Green Belt certifications.
Former SVP CISO · AdaptHealth
A four-time Chief Information Security Officer with more than 30 years leading cybersecurity strategy, digital transformation, regulatory compliance and operational resilience across Fortune 500 companies, high-growth healthcare and global consulting. He has built and led enterprise security organisations protecting complex business ecosystems, global infrastructure, cloud environments and highly regulated operations, aligning security with business objectives to reduce risk and enable secure growth. A board advisor across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing and technology, he also serves as a governing-body member within leading CISO communities, helping shape the conversation on cyber resilience, AI governance and the future of enterprise security leadership.
Global Cybersecurity & Data Protection Risk Lead · BNP Paribas
Global Head of Cybersecurity, Technology and Data Protection Regulatory Risk at BNP Paribas CIB, with more than 20 years leading cybersecurity, technology risk, governance and regulatory initiatives across global financial services. He integrates governance, compliance and regulatory requirements into large-scale digital and cybersecurity programmes, strengthening resilience and managing emerging risks. A recognised authority and published author, he has helped shape the global cybersecurity regulatory landscape.
Head of Security, Games · Riot Games
An award-winning cybersecurity leader, advisor, speaker and author with more than 20 years aligning security strategy with business priorities. As Head of Security for Games at Riot Games, she is known for translating complex challenges into practical outcomes, a philosophy reflected in her book, Learning Cybersecurity Fundamentals. She is also an IANS Faculty member and LinkedIn Learning instructor with more than 125,000 learners worldwide.