Board Member, Practitioner, Speaker, Author.
Value Creation while Mitigating Cyber Risk.
Aligning the business, cybersecurity, and governance to make businesses stronger and people’s lives better.
Alex focuses on leveraging technology to drive value while managing risk, particularly cyber risk. He began his career in what we now call cyber for the intelligence community, then became a management consultant helping corporations and government institutions develop strategies and operational improvements. He has built practices at two large firms, co-founded two startups including a successful IPO, and participated in over 20 M&A transactions. His work spans nearly 30 countries across six continents.
Recognized as a thought leader in Cyber Governance, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Cloud, Business Strategy, Operational Resilience, Digital Transformation, and M&A.
- Sharpe LLC – Board Member, Practitioner, Consultant, Speaker, Author, Interim Executive: November 2000 – Present (25 years)
- Global Resilience Federation – Business Resilience Council, Operational Resilience Task Force: April 2021 – Present (4 years 7 months)
- New York University – Adjunct Professor, Cyber Fellows: January 2024 – Present (1 year 10 months)
- IANS – Faculty: September 2023 – Present (2 years 2 months)
- Cloud Security Alliance – Co-Chairman, Working Group: March 2022 – Present (3 years 8 months)
- BWG Strategy LLC – Member Of The Board Of Advisors: August 2020 – Present (5 years 3 months)
- Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association – Policy & Regulation Committee, Member: February 2021 – February 2023 (2 years 1 month)
- Columbia Technology Ventures – Mentor: January 2019 – January 2022 (3 years 1 month)
- eForce – Vice President Of Global Operations: 1999 – 2000 (1 year)
- The Hackett Group – Director and CoFounder: March 1997 – October 1999 (2 years 8 months)
- KPMG – Practice Leader, Midatlantic: 1995 – March 1997 (2 years)
- Booz, Allen & Hamilton – Practice Leader: October 1992 – 1995 (3 years)
- National Security Agency – CyberSecurity Professional, Program Manager, Systems Engineer: August 1986 – October 1992 (6 years 3 months)