Jerry Alsay
Head of Information Security & Strategic Resilience @Genesys Works
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Information Security & Strategic Resilience @Genesys Works
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
Lead Genesys Works’ cybersecurity and strategic resilience program as the organization’s senior security executive. Build and run the enterprise security operating model across risk governance, incident readiness, third-party assurance, and cross-functional execution to protect stakeholder trust, strengthen resilience, and support mission continuity.
EDUCATION
Walden University
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Entrepreneurship
Capella University
Doctor of Information Technology (DIT), Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Master of Science (MS), Information Systems Management
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Master of Science (MS), Project Management
University of the Cumberlands
Master of Science (MS), Artificial Intelligence
ITT Technical Institute
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Systems Security
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Security
ABOUT JERRY ALSAY
I lead security in complex, growth-driven environments; translating cybersecurity, AI, privacy, and technology risk into operating mechanisms that reduce exposure, strengthen resilience, and enable business performance. I am a business-first security executive with a disciplined execution mindset. I operate at the intersection of enterprise risk, product security, and technology strategy, aligning risk appetite, engineering delivery, and governance expectations into measurable controls and repeatable outcomes. My focus is practical: establish decision rights, define thresholds, implement guardrails, and build reporting cadences leadership can run. Across enterprise and growth-stage environments, I have led global teams, managed multimillion-dollar portfolios, and standardized security operating models that improve visibility, accountability, and control effectiveness. I build clarity across distributed teams, reduce silos, and translate technical complexity into business decisions grounded in impact and tradeoffs. Where I add value: • Establish clear decision rights, risk thresholds, and executive metrics that improve accountability and line-of-sight. • Embed secure-by-default engineering practices (secure SDLC, CI/CD guardrails, identity discipline) without slowing delivery. • Strengthen customer and regulatory trust through defensible control execution and assurance mechanisms. • Modernize governance while preserving operational speed and predictability. • Develop high-performing teams with strong ownership, transparency, and disciplined follow-through. Representative outcomes include: • Reduced MTTR (~30%) and escaped defects (~25%) through secure SDLC modernization. • Decreased incident volume (~30%) and backlog age (~45%) through centralized vulnerability governance. • Standardized governance across global teams, improving reporting consistency and executive decision quality. • Embedded assurance into customer-facing processes to improve trust positioning and cycle efficiency. I operate effectively inside mature, regulated enterprises as well as high-growth environments adapting governance depth without sacrificing execution speed. Focus: Technology | Financial Services | Healthcare | B2B SaaS Committees (board-level fluency): Audit | Cyber | Risk | Technology Credentials: CISSP | ISSMP | CCSP | CRISC | CIPP/US | AIGP | NACD.DC | DDN.QTE
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