Chris Nicolaou
Proven Cybersecurity Advisor | 3X CISO | 3X CIO | Business Development | Advisory Board Member | Keynote Speaker | Cybersecurity Prof | USAF Vet | Proud Family Man | Mentor & Mentee
- Role
- Lead Cybersecurity Instructor at Ironcircle
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Nicolaou
Executive leader and advisor with an extensive track record of business development, architecting high-performance cybersecurity programs, optimizing IT infrastructure, and driving operational excellence. A proven entrepreneur and business consultant, expert in translating complex security and technology challenges into actionable, business strategy. A trusted advisor to boards and executive teams, adept at building resilient security postures, managing multi-million dollar budgets, and leading organizations through transformative change while balancing risk mitigation and strategic growth.
Experience
Lead Cybersecurity Instructor
Sep 2022 — Present
Education
EC-Council University
C|CISO
University of Houston
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Management Information Systems
1991 — 1993
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leading Organizations and Change
2017 — 2017
Skills
- Leadership
- Business Process
- Data Warehousing
- Sales Operations
- Professional Services
- Customer Service
- Network Security
- Strategic Planning
- Consulting
- Information Technology
- Networking
- Business Intelligence
- Databases
- Outsourcing
- Business Development
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Strategy
- Security
- Enterprise Software
- Enterprise Architecture
- IT Service Management
- New Business Development
- Change Management
- Servers
- Itil
- Team Building
- Management
- Service Delivery
- Business Analysis
- IT Management
- Windows Server
- Vendor Management
- Operations Management
- Business Continuity
- Cloud Computing
- IT Strategy
- Data Center
- Vpn
- Saas
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