Experience

Apax

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vice President - Technology and Cyber Security

  • Sep 2020 - Present



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2020

  At PwC I run our Cyber Deals practice, a dedicated team focused on the identification, management and resolution of cyber security risks throughout the deal lifecycle. I am responsible for definition and execution of the team's growth strategy, expansion of the business, and development and roll-out of new propositions. We work extensively with private equity, asset management, venture capital firms and corporates, supporting them with: - Due diligence- On-boarding - Portfolio review and risk management- Planning and execution of secure separation and integration- Preparation for sale and IPO readiness. - Cost-base transformation and capability optimisation. - Security premium generation

• Senior Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

• Manager - Cyber Security

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2017



Control Risks

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Practice Leader - Cyber Threat Intelligence and Cyber Consulting

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

• Senior Consultant

  • Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

• Consultant and Senior Cyber Threat Analyst

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Key Duties and ResponsibilitiesFollowing promotion, my portfolio of responsibilities as lead analyst for geostrategic cyber issues within the Cyber Threat Intelligence team (see below) was extended and my role broadened to also include consulting duties within the ‘Cyber Protect’ practice. In this new blended position I am responsible for mentoring junior members of staff, project management, the creation of new threat assessment and consulting methodologies and chairing a weekly geopolitical ‘roundtable’ based upon the geostrategic approach designed in my previous role. Projects and Achievements- Managed threat assessment projects for a major Canadian pension fund, the overseas campus of a major US university, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies and an international motor racing organisation.- Managed a three-phase project for a Persian Gulf national gas company that consisted of threat and risk assessments as well as the provision of a roadmap for improvement of the firm’s cyber security posture.- Played a leading role in the creation of asset identification, business impact and maturity assessment methodologies and oversaw the integration of the threat-specific component of these.

• Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  Key Duties and ResponsibilitiesAs part of Control Risks’ dedicated threat intelligence team, I was (and remain) responsible for geostrategic cybersecurity issues and mapping the intersection between economic and geopolitical events and threat types. This involves providing daily analysis of nation-state, cybercriminal and cyber activist threats and the provision of related remedial advice; completing threat assessments and other client engagements; managing and expanding the team’s human intelligence (HUMINT) network; producing the company’s monthly strategic report; representing Control Risks’ at industry events; and providing regular internal and external briefings. Projects and Achievements- Established a methodology to codify the team’s approach to geostrategic cyber issues involving country profiling and forward-looking, strategic analysis. - Conducted threat assessments for clients in the energy, telecommunications and financial services sector. - Developed an intelligence collection plan for conduct of research into cyber espionage.- Designed a threat assessment methodology that included a footprinting and reconnaissance framework based on the CEH qualification.

• Analyst

  • Nov 2013 - Jan 2014

  As below

• Associate Analyst - Strategic Analysis Team, Global Risk Analysis (GRA) Dept.

  • Mar 2012 - Nov 2013

  Working within the Strategic Analysis Team of GRA I was responsible for the conduct of research into trends and developments in global terrorism, direct action and cyber security, and the provision of actionable intelligence to business and government clients. This involved undertaking bespoke consulting engagements and the maintenance of customer subscription services: encompassing the delivery of daily analytical notes, more extensive pieces explicating key issues in greater depth, monthly reports, and written and spoken briefings. Major Projects:- Contributed analysis to report examining international airline’s current and potential exposure to terrorist threats arising from its service of proposed contract - Provided research and analysis on terrorist threat landscape for the assets and personnel of a major central bank.- Produced Control Risks' monthly terrorism report, disseminated to all clients.



Olton

• Intelligence Analyst

  • Apr 2011 - Mar 2012

  At Olton I provided bespoke analysis and actionable intelligence to multinational corporations operating in a range of sectors. This included extensive open source research and written reporting, the provision of geopolitical and security assessment, stakeholder mapping, due diligence and ‘red team’ terrorism research services. Major Projects: - Project lead on physical and cyber security threat monitoring and reporting project for oil ‘supermajor’: established methodological framework, conducted detailed research – encompassing social media, traditional open sources and client-supplied intelligence – and provided written trend analysis and verbal briefings. - Project lead on assessment of physical and information security threats to multinational engineering and design consultancy. Established methodological framework and contributed research and analysis in ‘red team’ examination. - Project lead on assessment of physical and information security threats to global IT assurance firm. Provided research and analysis for ‘red team’ assessment of physical vulnerabilities at international headquarters and of senior personnel.



Janusian

• London, United Kingdom

• Research Analyst - Terrorism Tracker Programme

  • Dec 2010 - Mar 2011

  Whilst working at Janusian I was responsible for the daily maintenance of the company’s Terrorism Tracker programme, an interactive database of global terrorist activity constructed in partnership with Aon and utilised by corporate security teams and researchers internationally. This involved extensive qualitative and quantitative interrogation of open source information to enable the completion of written summaries of each reported terrorist incident, alongside more detailed accounts of major attacks and trends for a client newsletter. These tasks necessitated not only an in-depth understanding of specific terrorist groups, including their ideological underpinnings, stated targets and historical attack patterns, but also country specific and wider geopolitical developments. I was the first non-permanent member of staff to be allowed to write for Janusian’s monthly terrorism briefing, distributed directly to multi-national corporations, research institutes and governments across the world.



International Network of Emerging Nuclear Specialists (INENS)

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2010 - Nov 2010

  In this role I conducted, on a part-time basis, research into the organisations directly related to the nuclear field in the South Asia region. This involved in-depth internet based research and the maintenance of an excel database of collected information. My remit encompassed Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In this role I conducted, on a part-time basis, research into the organisations directly related to the nuclear field in the South Asia region. This involved in-depth internet based research and the maintenance of an excel database of collected information. My remit encompassed Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.