James Baird
5-Time CISO. Build and run security, risk, privacy, and compliance programs. Fintech, retail, nonprofit, and more. 16+ years in the hot seat.
- Role
- VP & Chief Information Security Officer at GoTo Foods
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Baird
Five-time CISO with a history of successfully building, transforming, and maturing…
Experience
VP & Chief Information Security Officer
Jun 2021 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
As their first CISO, reduced security and enterprise risk, lowered cyber insurance rates, addressed board concerns, and ensured a more predictable and reliable approach to cyber and information security through the design and implementation of a global security program from scratch, leading to the achievement of CMMI level 3. Reported to the Chief Technology Officer. Advised Risk Committee on threat posture and insurance optimization.Key achievements:• Improved data accuracy and increased efficiency through standardizing and automating global privacy operations processes. • Added Data Protection Officer as direct report• Enabled the business to monitor and assess global risk and make more informed risk decisions through the design and implementation of an integrated risk management system.• Drove down legal expenses and moderated the burden of IT compliance through the design and implementation of a modern, robust, and thoughtful program.• Securely assessed and addressed current and future business and technology needs through integrating regulatory requirements, governance, standards, architecture, and ethical considerations for the use of artificial intelligence.• Delivered increased business efficiency while reducing technical debt through digital transformation automation initiatives resulting in an annual expense avoidance of $300k.• Integrated and modernized web and mobile application authentication techniques, decreased the effectiveness of API attacks, and implemented technology and services to detect and respond to bot attacks by driving the fundamental security strategy in the customer-facing web and mobile application platform transformation.• Built Product Security team from ground up• Reduced risk of disruptions, losses, or cyber impacts due to issues with its business and technology suppliers and vendors.• Managed $19M+ budget and full lifecycle of SOC, IAM, privacy operations, and ITIL-based service design.
Education
Friends University - Division of Business and Information Technology
BS, Computer Information Systems
1994 — 1996
Capitol Technology University
MS, Information Assurance
2006
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