Byron Hawkins

About Byron Hawkins

I love it when teams achieve their organizational goals. That’s why for more than 20 years I have dedicated myself to helping the most complex organizations tackle the most challenging technological and regulatory problems facing the financial services industry. We have built new third-party assessment platforms, transformed cybersecurity governance, and demonstrated the potential for AI/ML in third-party cybersecurity assurance. Change can be scary, but discovering the unknown is exciting. Asking \"why not\" is limitless. Start asking that of your teams and watch what happens.

Experience

1. CIO CISO

   Cranium AI

   Feb 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Responsible for the enterprise IT and Cybersecurity governance, operations, and technology while partnering with the product engineering and AI science teams to deliver industry leading solutions to secure the AI revolution.

Education

• Saint Louis University

  Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Accounting and MIS

  1994 — 1997

• DePaul Driehaus College of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Managerial Finance

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• IT Risk Management
• Network Security
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Itgc
• Information Technology
• Financial Risk
• Information Security
• IT Audit
• Application Security
• Internal Audit
• Privacy Law
• Governance
• Vulnerability Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Cobit
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Cisa
• Coso
• Identity & Access Management (Iam)
• Cism
• Identity Management
• Operational Risk Management
• Security
• Business Continuity Planning
• Iso 27001
• Grc
• Risk Assessment
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Sas70
• Computer Forensics
• Security Awareness
• Information Security Management
• Computer Security
• Data Privacy
• Security Architecture Design
• Business Continuity
• Penetration Testing
• Disaster Recovery
• Cissp