Cory Campo

About Cory Campo

In order to lead, you must first be willing to serve. Never sacrifice your core values, integrity, or your self-worth, and you will never be ashamed of the person staring back at you in the mirror. I am a strategic business and technology executive with over 25 years of experience leading enterprise-scale teams through complexity, change, and risk. My leadership focus is on aligning strategy, governance, and digital capabilities to enable sustainable growth, operational resilience, and organizational accountability.A United States Army veteran and Executive MBA graduate in Strategic Leadership, my leadership philosophy is grounded in service, integrity, accountability, and continuous improvement. I bring a calm, deliberate approach to decision-making, shaped by high-stakes environments, enterprise governance, and leading teams through ambiguity.As I continue to develop as an enterprise leader, I am focused on expanding my impact–partnering with other executive leaders to strengthen organizational culture, steward strategic direction, and align cross-functional teams around shared priorities. With a disciplined, enterprise outcomes-driven mindset, I am committed to advancing digital transformation initiatives that position the enterprise for long-term resilience, sustainable growth, and leadership continuity.

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Global IT Infrastructure & Operations Risk Management and User Security

   A. O. Smith Corporation

   May 2022 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

   Set and executed the enterprise strategy for Global Infrastructure & Operations Governance, Risk, and Compliance, aligning IT operating models, controls, and investments with business objectives and regulatory expectations across a global footprint- Provided executive oversight of user access governance for Active Directory, SAP, and critical enterprise platforms, ensuring secure, compliant, and scalable identity and access management aligned with financial, operational, and audit requirements- Led global standardization of I&O processes and operating models, driving consistency, cost optimization, and improved service reliability across regions and service providers- Directed enterprise Change Enablement, Problem Management, Enterprise Monitoring & Capacity Planning, strengthening operational resilience, incident response maturity, and proactive risk identification- Oversaw technology financial management for I&O-related capital and operational expenditures, enabling disciplined investment governance, cost transparency, and measurable business value realization- Established and governed global policies and standards to mitigate risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and enable scalable, right-sized technology solutions across a multi-vendor, managed services environment- Accountable for IT General Controls (SOX/ITGC) across financially significant systems, ensuring audit readiness, segregation of duties enforcement, and sustained compliance with PCAOB-aligned internal and external audits.

Education

• American Military University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2014 — 2019

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Executive MBA - Strategic Leadership

  2024 — 2025

Skills

• Leadership
• Organizational Leadership
• Information Security Governance
• Military
• Training
• Policy
• Information Security
• Training & Development
• Troubleshooting
• Problem Solving
• Military Experience
• Risk Management
• Project Management
• Military Operations
• Command
• Time Management
• Team Leadership
• Army
• Force Protection
• Afghanistan
• Operational Planning
• Active Dod Secret Clearance
• Strategic Planning
• Risk Assessment
• Critical Thinking
• Program Management
• Government
• Project Planning
• Military Training
• Dod
• Defense
• Combat
• Weapons
• Cross-Cultural Communication Skills
• Team Building
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Security Clearance
• National Security