Houston, Texas, United States
I've spent 30+ years protecting critical infrastructure, building enterprise and cyber resilience, and turning cybersecurity from a cost center into a competitive advantage. Today, I'm focused on what I believe is the most consequential challenge in our field: the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, as a strategist, where the organizations that get it right will lead, and those that don't will be left exposed. As Managing Director at Accenture Security, I led the Energy Security USA business, supported by a team of 1,000+ professionals protecting the world's largest oil & gas, power, and utility operators. We work across IT/OT convergence, AI governance, GRC, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance (NERC CIP, TSA Pipeline Security), and business resilience within a global practice of 30,000. Before Accenture, I scaled EY's cybersecurity advisory practice 4.6x across Latin America in five years. At Shell, I safeguarded a multi-billion-dollar Gas & Power operation from the Netherlands and led IT transformation across Shell Latin America's Downstream business. I also built Atos' security practice in Brazil from scratch and expanded it to the UK. The constant across every role: translating technical complexity into board-level decisions. Not threat reports, outcomes. Not compliance checkboxes, resilience and business trust. I've advised boards and C-suites on cybersecurity strategy, enterprise risk management, digital transformation, and AI risk governance, always connecting security investment to business value. I hold degrees from Harvard Business School, UCP, and FGV, where I taught information security for 25 years. I’ve completed the HBS's Generative AI Strategy and Execution program to deepen my work at the AI-cybersecurity intersection. Certified in CISM, CIPM, CDPSE, PCI/DSS, ISO27kLA, and CCISO. Author of 8 books on risk management. Awards include IAPP Global Vanguard (2023, one of five worldwide), Security Leader of the Year finalist (2023), IRM Professional of the Year (2008), and LinkedIn Top Voice (2022). Regular speaker at global industry cybersecurity events. Outside work, I mentor STEM leaders at RISE University and UT Austin. I enjoy connecting with CISOs, CIOs, CEOs, and board members navigating cybersecurity, AI risk, and enterprise resilience in energy, finance and critical infrastructure. If you're building something that needs this kind of experience, I'm always open to the conversation.
Board advisor on technology strategy, cybersecurity, and AI governance, currently supporting fast-growing technology companies expanding operations across the US, while selectively evaluating senior leadership opportunities in technology and security.
Managing Director and member of the Global Security Leadership, accountable for the Energy Security USA P&L, a $165M operation within Accenture's $10B global security business. Accountable for the performance of the portfolio, with a team of 1,000+ local and 30,000 global security professionals protecting Fortune 500 energy clients across IT/OT convergence, AI governance, GRC, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance (NERC CIP, TSA Pipeline Security), and business resilience. Delivered 31.3% YoY sales growth in FY2025 through innovative solutions leveraging global offshore, nearshore, and onshore teams.
Security Advisory Partner and Energy sector leader (O&G, M&M, P&U) for Latin America. Led a team of 200+ professionals delivering cybersecurity advisory, data privacy, GRC, risk management, managed security services, and training to Fortune 500 clients navigating digital transformation across IT and OT environments. Scaled the Information Security Advisory Services business 4.6x in five years by repositioning the value proposition and tailoring sector-specific solutions to the Latin American market.
Balancing the academic world with my full-time professional pursuits, I'm honored to serve as an MBA Information Security and Risk Management Professor at Fundacao Getulio Vargas Business School. Recognized as the best professor of EPGE Master in Business Administration programs in 2004, I'm passionate about shaping the next generation of business leaders with a focus on cutting-edge knowledge in information security and risk management. I am excited to be part of a journey since 1999 that blends academia and real-world application. Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) is one of Brazil's most prestigious academic institutions, founded on December 20, 1944 and recognized internationally for its excellence in teaching and research in business, economics, and public administration.
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