The people inside this network define what enterprise looks like.

The NS Advisory Council is 24 senior leaders who chose to associate with this ecosystem not as a courtesy but as a commitment. They are here because of what this platform stands for and what it is building for the industries they lead.

Most advisory boards exist to signal credibility. The NS Advisory Council exists to deliver it.

When a company enters the NEXUS program or engages through ASTRA, they are not receiving a warm introduction to someone who agreed to a meeting. They are entering rooms where these names already matter and where the associations they build carry weight beyond the conversation.

The council spans security, technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer, energy, hospitality, real estate, pharmaceutical, insurance and public sector. As NS Advisory expands, the council expands with it.

  • Nicole Ford

    CISO, Microsoft

    Leads security at one of the world's most valuable technology companies. Her presence signals that the executive standard here is set at the highest possible level; when Nicole is in a room, founders understand immediately what it means to be taken seriously.

  • Devon Bryan

    SVP and Global CISO, Booking Holdings

    His insight that the future of this industry will be defined by the people we invest in is the founding philosophy of ASTRA. His perspective on enterprise security at global scale shapes how this ecosystem thinks about the relationship between leadership, community and commercial outcomes.

  • Allison Miller

    Former CISO, UnitedHealth Group

    Healthcare is one of the highest-stakes security environments in enterprise. Her presence signals that this council spans industries, not just sectors, and that the conversations here are relevant to every environment where technology decisions carry real consequence.

  • Scott Dillon

    Former CTO & CIO, Wells Fargo

    Has led technology at one of the world's largest financial institutions; brings a perspective on enterprise architecture, commercial execution and organisational change that very few advisors can offer. He recognised the structural gap this platform was built to close and helped shape the thinking behind it.

  • Margarita Rivera

    Global CISO, Carnival Corporation

    Global operations across dozens of countries and hundreds of vessels. Brings a perspective on enterprise risk and vendor relationships at a scale most security leaders will never encounter.

  • Rakesh Sharma

    Group CISO, Cleveland Clinic

    One of the world's leading healthcare institutions, where the stakes of every security decision are measured in patient outcomes, not just data loss. Grounds the council in environments where the consequences of getting it wrong are not commercial.

  • Donna Kladis

    CIO, Korn Ferry

    Professional services and talent at global scale. Represents the intersection of technology leadership and human capital — relevant to how enterprise buying committees are built and how decisions inside them are made.

  • Rajeev Khanna

    CIO, Trucordia

    Ensures the council speaks to the CIO perspective as much as the CISO, so companies entering the network are prepared for the full range of decision-makers they'll encounter.

  • Edmond Mack

    SVP & CISO, Cencora

    One of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Brings depth across regulated, high-stakes environments where vendor relationships are built on compliance, trust and demonstrated reliability over time.

  • Jerich Beason

    CISO, Waste Management

    Critical-infrastructure security at national scale. Represents the operational-technology (OT) dimension, where IT/OT convergence is reshaping how enterprise security is structured and purchased.

  • Erik Hart

    CISO, Cushman & Wakefield

    Real-estate technology and enterprise security at global scale. Signals that the network reaches well beyond traditional technology sectors.

  • Johann Balaguer

    CISO, Hard Rock

    Hospitality and entertainment at enterprise scale. Represents the breadth of industries the ecosystem serves and the diversity of environments where senior technology leaders face the same challenges of access, trust and vendor selection.

  • Corey Kaemming

    CISO, Valvoline

    Retail and energy-sector security leadership across distributed enterprise environments, spanning consumer-facing operations and energy infrastructure.

  • Ken Townsend

    CISO, Ingredion

    Manufacturing and food technology at global scale. Brings procurement and vendor-relationship experience across highly regulated environments where decision-making is long, complex and built on demonstrated trust.

  • Katie Hanahan

    Deputy CISO, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Healthcare information security at an institutional level where data sensitivity, regulatory compliance and public trust converge.

  • Afia Phillips

    CISO, Little Caesars Pizza

    Consumer retail at enterprise scale. Signals that the network covers the full range of environments where technology founders operate, from critical infrastructure to consumer-facing enterprises.

  • Heather Reed

    Former BISO, Nestlé

    Global FMCG across dozens of markets and hundreds of brands. Brings a perspective on enterprise scale very few security leaders can offer.

  • Michael Owens

    Mayor, City of Mableton

    Public-sector technology leadership. Represents an increasingly important environment as government modernises its infrastructure under greater public scrutiny and fewer resources.

  • Gary Eppinger

    Former CISO, CSX

    Transportation and logistics-infrastructure security at national scale. Sits at the frontier of OT/IT security convergence.

  • Scott Miller

    SVP & CISO, Mr. Cooper

    Financial services and mortgage technology at scale. Brings a perspective on fintech security and regulatory compliance in a highly data-sensitive consumer financial environment.

  • Ray Austad

    Head of Operational Risk Management, Farmers Insurance

    Insurance and operational risk in a highly regulated environment where vendor trust is the entry point for every commercial relationship.

  • Rami El Outa

    CTO, Luminor Group

    Extends the council's geographic reach beyond North America; brings a perspective on financial-technology architecture in a rapidly evolving European regulatory environment.

  • Simone Fortin

    MSC Cruises

    An international C-level cybersecurity and technology executive with 20+ years leading transformation across multinationals, scale-ups and startups; has consistently positioned cybersecurity as a strategic capability that enables growth and digital trust.

  • Kodjo Hogan

    Head of GRC, Clear Street

    An information-security and risk executive specialising in governance, risk, compliance (GRC) and cybersecurity programs across banking, fintech, SaaS and emerging technology. At Clear Street he leads enterprise security governance, regulatory compliance and third-party risk for a cloud-native financial-services platform.

They are not here as a favor. They are here because they believe in what is being built.