Donald McFarlane

About Donald McFarlane

Hands-on information security leader experienced in implementing, operating and protecting IT systems and advanced technologies. CISO at AIG Investments and Bluestone Capital Partners, BISO at Merrill Lynch.Have built and re-structured teams from the ground up. Strong experience in IT aspects of acquisitions and divestitures, and other transformative projects. Duties include delivering updates on cybersecurity risks and financial controls to executive management and to industry regulators.Strengths include articulating technical concepts in business and financial terms; analyzing and reducing IT risk in pragmatic and cost-effective ways; and leading change in IT organizations.Successfully secured online trading systems, and global data centers and networks in over 100 countries. Well-known thought leader and contributor at several hacker conferences, including DEF CON and BSides Las Vegas.

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   Mcfarlane Associates Llc

   Jan 2003 — Present

Education

• Imperial College London

  Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Skills

• Program Management
• Vendor Management
• IT Risk Management
• Ffiec
• Operational Risk
• Enterprise Risk Management
• IT Audit
• Security Architecture
• Information Security
• Governance
• Operational Risk Management
• Business Continuity
• Cisa
• Information Security Management
• Risk Management
• IT Management
• Computer Forensics
• IT Strategy
• Cissp
• Disaster Recovery
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Iso 27001
• Financial Services
• Cobit