Farhan Zaidi

Cybersecurity Principal @Federal Reserve Bank of New York

New York, NY, US

Senior enterprise cybersecurity leader advising executive management on institutional cyber riskposture across system-critical financial services operations.Serve as senior Information Security liaison across business units, providing executive-levelguidance and briefing C-suite leadership on critical cybersecurity initiatives by translatingcomplex technical concepts into measurable business impact.Led transformation of cybersecurity from technical support function to strategic enterprise riskpartner, embedding security into institutional decision-making and executive planning.Architected and operationalized the Information Security Assessment Framework for FRFSmaster account applicants, establishing system-wide risk evaluation standards across paymentsystems and financial controls.Directed enterprise-wide cyber risk assessments translating Board-level policy into scalablemethodologies adopted across multiple Reserve Banks using NIST CSF 2.0.Provided strategic oversight for high-visibility initiatives including Cash Services Centeroperations, enterprise intranet modernization, and large-scale cloud migration programs.Partnered with Reserve Bank Account Services (RBAS) on supervisory and adjudicationactivities, serving as trusted advisor in complex regulatory risk decisions.Led enterprise resiliency program profiling and stress-testing 200+ critical applications;designed crisis management frameworks aligning incident response with business continuity objectives.Chaired Bank-wide cybersecurity forum (500+ attendees), elevating enterprise securityawareness and leadership alignment.Led multimillion-dollar security RFPs and due diligence assessments aligned to enterprise riskpriorities.Realigned cybersecurity team structures to enhance responsiveness, stakeholder satisfaction,and strategic resource allocation.Lead risk assessment and governance of AI-enabled initiatives, aligning emerging use cases with enterprise standards/regulations