Executive-In-Residence / Chief Information Security Officer-In-Residence

Consulting/Advisory Services

PROJECT BASED WORK

As an In-Residence advisor, Nick helps leaders frame the company’s strategic business value while supporting the firm’s top tier clients with their most challenging cyber risk needs.

Accelerate your cyber security risk management maturity by engaging with a seasoned security executive. Nick combines deep subject matter expertise with a broad network in the security and venture community to deliver value added services.

Nick provides strategic insights on how comprehensive risk management and cyber security strategies will be influenced by an organization’s size, scope, technology/process debt, business strategy, priorities, organizational risk appetite, tolerance thresholds and industry threats. He collaborates with security and C-suite executives to define shared business objectives and key results.

Specialized areas include:

• Cloud Security Posture Management
• Security Operations Effectiveness and Efficiency
• CISO coaching
• Executive and Board Security Advisor
• Enterprise Team Development  
• Vendor Risk Management Strategy 
• Go-To-Market and product strategies
• DevSecOps practices  

Nick currently advises venture capital firms, security product and technology companies. 

Fractional Chief Security Offcer

ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS

As a Fractional CSO, Nick helps organizations:

• Develop an internal security strategy with supporting product roadmaps
• Analyze organizational design and structure
• Manage existing resources to deliver on goals
• Train the security team and educate employees on key security and risk best practices
• Build a security-focused culture that delivers positive business and strategic outcomes
• Craft presentations for the Board based on National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) guidance

Fractional CSO clients include:

• TruU.ai
• Gail Healthcare Solutions – Travel Nurse Company
• ETZ