Patricia Grant

CIO | Transformation Leader | Open to Board & Advisory Opportunities | CIO Awards - 2024 ORBIE Finalist - Enterprise

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Forward-thinking and results-driven CIO with over 30 years of experience leading enterprise transformation, shaping digital strategy, and delivering measurable business impact. Spent 15+ years at cybersecurity companies. Proven ability to align technology innovation—including AI, automation, and data governance—with strategic business goals. Adept at leading high-performing global teams, scaling operations, driving M&A integration, and optimizing costs. A trusted C-suite partner known for influencing executive agendas, enabling growth, and transforming the employee and customer experience. ***Board opportunities I am looking for*** I’m looking for board opportunities where I can contribute my expertise in digital transformation, cybersecurity, AI strategy, and operational scaling—ideally in companies that are navigating growth, modernization, or increased risk exposure. That could include sectors like cybersecurity, SaaS, healthcare, financial services, or private equity portfolio companies. I’m especially drawn to boards that value a practical, business-focused perspective on how technology drives value and where there’s an opportunity to contribute to long-term strategy, innovation governance, and risk oversight.

Experience

  • SVP & Chief Information Officer at Tenable
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Building a world-class Digital Solutions organization by driving business transformations across the enterprise to support Tenable's hyper-growth. - Reduced IT spend as a % of revenue by 1.4% - Created on-going hard savings rationalizing duplicative applications - Created AI strategy including AI Council and Governance policy to put standards in place for AI usage, which includes Legal and Security review, to protect the company IP. - Created company-wide Data Strategy including Data council to identify data owners across the company including methods to clean up data and documented 100 business calculations. - Implemented a company first, prioritized all business projects along with a centralized project intake process to reduce churn and wasted spend. - Stood up Architecture Review Board which prevented the company from buying technology that is duplicative, or does not integrate with existing systems - Drove automation…everywhere(employee onboarding, sales reporting, CPQ Automation, endpoint patching, tech support, customer product trials) - Built an IT Risk Management and Compliance function in IT to stay on top of controls and certifications owned by IT, including creating business continuity plans. - Work closely with our CISO to improve our security posture - Most importantly, we are drinking our own champagne - Executive Sponsor for Women@Tenable - Member of the Cyber Committee providing updates to the board on IT Cyber posture

  • Advisory Board for the Strategic AI Program at USF, School of Management at University of San Francisco
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Member at Firstboard.io®
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Firstboard.io is a curated group of experienced women board directors and board ready accomplished tech executives.

  • Member at T200
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

    T200 was launched in 2021. It’s a community initiative open to women in technology at any leadership level, particularly those aspiring for their first C-level role. T200Lift fosters the growth of women in technology through mentorship programs, events, networking opportunities, and professional support, all driven by a team of dedicated volunteers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBHh4_2cGDo

  • Member at Women in AI Governance (WiAIG)
    Jul 2025 - Jun 2026 · 1 yr

    WiAIG empowers women in AI governance and AI innovation, building an inclusive community that unites diverse voices, fosters unique insights, and provides insights on an understanding that AI governance is inherently dynamic and will continuously shift and evolve alongside technology, organizational risk appetites, and international regulations.