Cynthia Damian
CISO @ Valon | CISM, CRISC, CCSK | Forbes Technology Council Member | Cybersecurity & Assurance Executive | Risk Advisor | DEI Advocate | ISACA PSC Board | Former Twitter, Salesforce, T-Mobile, Starbucks
- Role
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Valon
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cynthia Damian
Mission-driven, People-centric, Cybersecurity & Risk LeaderWith 20+ years in #cybersecurity,#riskmanagement, and #compliance, I’ve had the privilege of building and maturing programs that protect organizations, enable compliance, and create real business value across Fortune companies, global enterprises, and fast-growing tech environments.My journey has been intentionally diverse, from practitioner to executive security roles in healthcare, retail, wireless, finance, and technology industries. Along the way, I’ve served as a Board member, advisor, and mentor, while advocating for diversity and inclusion in the security and tech community.At my core, I’m passionate about making meaningful impact, shaping resilient teams, driving innovation in cyber risk management, and helping organizations (and people!) thrive in a world where trust and security matter more than ever.
Experience
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Jun 2023 — Present
Currently the Executive leader responsible for Valon\'s Cybersecurity program inclusive of strategy development, operations, and management of enterprise security, data privacy, and fraud capabilities including tech risk management and cyber regulatory compliance. Focused on building programs that protect our customers, enable trust, and power business growth for servicing operations and ValonOS ai-driven, modernized finanical platform.
Education
Washington State University
Bachelor’s Degree, Management Information Systems (MIS) | Business
Skills
- Information Security
- IT Audit
- Internal Audit
- Vendor Management
- Process Improvement
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Application Security
- IT Compliance
- Internal Controls
- Computer Security
- Risk Management
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Hipaa
- Information Technology
- Business Process
- Identity Management
- Coso Erm
- Oracle Applications
- Sap Erp
- As400 System
- Grc
- Sql
- Project Management
- Gcc
- System Administration
- Technical Support
- Healthcare Information Technology
- Sdlc
- IT Project Lifecycle
- Customer Support
- Technical Documentation
- Requirements Management
- Metrics Reporting
- Systems Security Administration
- IT Security Policies
- Security Policy
- Egrc
- Change Management
- User Acceptance Testing
- IT Relationship Management
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