Jon V.

About Jon V.

I am an executive leader with deep experience building and scaling enterprise cybersecurity and information security programs for regulated financial institutions. I create and lead security strategies that enable growth, protect customers and shareholders, and meet regulatory expectations, partnering closely with CEOs, executive teams, and boards to translate cyber risk into business decisions.I have guided security organizations through major transformation, including bank mergers and acquisitions, advanced technology integrations, digital banking expansion, cloud adoption, AI adoption and evolving regulatory scrutiny. My leadership style is pragmatic and outcome-focused—establishing strong governance, resilient operations, and clear executive-level reporting from the SOC to the boardroom.Core focus areas include enterprise cyber risk management, operational resilience, and board reporting; security strategy aligned to business and regulatory priorities; GRC for financial institutions; cloud and digital banking security; incident response and crisis leadership; and building high-performing, cross-functional security teams.I engage with executive leaders and boards where cybersecurity, resilience, and risk governance are critical to business success.

Experience

1. Chief Information Security Officer

   Stellar Bank

   Oct 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Chief security executive for a $10.8 billion regional financial institution, responsible for enterprise information security, cyber risk management, regulatory compliance, physical security and operational resilience.Advise Board of Directors and executive leadership on cyber risk posture, emerging threats, and regulatory strategy.Lead enterprise security transformation following bank acquisitions and mergers, integrating programs, controls, and risk frameworks.Align security strategy with FFIEC, NIST, and regulatory requirements across multi-branch footprint.Matured security operations, detection and response capabilities to reduce enterprise cyber risk exposure and accelerate response activities.Partner with CIO, CRO, and business leaders to embed security into digital banking and modernization initiatives.Oversee multi-department budgets, staffs, programs and governance.

Education

• University of Vermont Grossman School of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Skills

• Information Technology
• Security Clearance
• Program Management
• Air Force
• Leadership
• Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Disaster Recovery
• Cissp
• Software Development
• Cloud Computing
• Information Security Management
• Networking
• Strategy
• Risk Assessment
• Systems Engineering
• Dod
• Network Security
• Strategic Planning
• Penetration Testing
• Project Management
• Computer Security
• IT Service Management
• Information Assurance
• Change Management
• Diacap
• Strategic Partnerships
• Budgets
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Outsourcing
• Data Center
• Information Security
• Nist
• Security
• Integration
• Risk Management
• Business Continuity
• Fisma