Sean D

I am a Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer with executive leadership experience across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and EMEA. I drive innovation and Strategy in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Artificial intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Data Governance. I serve as Board Advisor, Cybersecurity Executive, and Tech Leader for enterprises, venture funds, private funds, and startups. I align IT, Security, and Risk Management with Business Objectives to Enable Growth, Resilience, and Competitive Advantage. I Advise Boards & C-suite on AI Risk & Benfit, Quantum Cryptography, Cloud Transformation, and Compliance including GDPR, DORA, NIS2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, COBIT, ITIL, CCPA, FedRAMP. I lead Project Management, Asset Management, IT Audit Readiness, and Team Development for Global Security Programs. I have served as CIO and CISO for Multinational organizations, leading ISO 27001 implementations using COBIT, reducing audit findings by 70 percent. I deployed Security Awareness for 1000+ employees post-M&A. I simplified Cyber Risk in Financial Terms for Executive Leadership, Securing Budget Approval for critical initiatives and advising on security due diligence for a 930 million euro acquisition. As Strategic Advisor, I guided hedge funds and VCs on AI governance, Quantum Readiness, and Emerging tech risk. I designed boardroom tech reporting frameworks that translate CVE, CBEST, and iCAST Findings into business impact. I mentor 17 startups as Startup Mentor, helping them achieve SOC 2 and ISO 27001 ahead of funding. I Built and Managed SOAR, SIEM, XDR, SOC teams, incident response teams, DR/BCP. I implemented MFA, hardened Azure/AWS/GCP, and enforced vendor risk for 100+ third parties. I served as Acting Head of IT, overseeing infrastructure, IT delivery, IT budget, and cloud migration. I created the Risk to Revenue and AI Risk Methodologies, Mapping Ai Threats, and Turning compliance into sales. I deliver battle-tested Board Decks, RFP responses & Policy Templates validated by ECB, EBA, FCA and SEC Regulators. I speak at RSA, Black Hat, Gartner, and AWS events on the future of security, tech Transformation & Boardroom Tech Leadership. I am available for global roles as Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Technology Officer, or Board Cyber Risk Advisor Fractional, interim, or Permanent. I provide executive coaching for CISOs and Startup. I hold a MSc in IT Management & Postgrade Dip in Cyber Security and I hold Certifications including CISSP, CISM, CEH, ISO and CCISO.