Joseph Rodden
Enterprise Cyber Resilience & Governance Leader: Building trust, leading people, and uniting stakeholders for resilient outcomes
- Role
- Senior Director of Cybersecurity Governance at Brighthouse Financial
- Location
- High Point, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joseph Rodden
Experienced leader and Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP) with 20+ years of expertise delivering resilience, cybersecurity, and risk management services across Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. Recognized for building strong cross-functional partnerships with Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, Service Delivery, Enterprise Architecture, and Legal teams to assess environments, mitigate risks, and strengthen organizational resilience.Signature Achievements:• Led the successful design and enterprise-wide implementation of a comprehensive resilience program, strengthening continuity, incident response, and overall organizational preparedness.• Achieved outstanding results by passing rigorous multi-state cybersecurity examinations with zero findings, demonstrating exceptional compliance, governance, and risk management practices.• Directed a high-performing team of subject matter experts in cybersecurity risk management, resilience, security awareness, metrics, and records management, ensuring measurable risk reduction.Core Competencies: Organizational Resilience | Enterprise Risk Framework Development | Third-Party Risk ManagementResilience Strategic Vision Planning | Cybersecurity and Resilience Program Governance & OversightCyber Risk Assessments | Cybersecurity Metrics & Reporting | Testing & Exercise Design & Facilitation Regulatory & Compliance Alignment (NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NY DFS)| Cyber Risk AssessmentsIncident Response Governance | Designing Program Outcomes/Objectives | Crisis Calmness & Composure Executive Reporting & Briefings | Cross-Functional Program Management | Audit & Regulatory Navigation | Political Savvy | Collaboration & Relationship Building | Results-Oriented | Strategic Planning | Influence/Persuasion Organizational Agility | Trusted Partnerships | People Leadership (Coaching & Mentorship)| Budgeting & Resource Planning
Experience
Senior Director of Cybersecurity Governance
Sep 2022 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Lead the Cybersecurity Governance team at Brighthouse, overseeing risk assessments, awareness programs, policies, metrics, resilience, vendor oversight, and regulatory compliance. Partner with executives and cross-functional teams to strengthen security posture, test resilience, and align governance with organizational priorities.• Cyber Risk Assessment Framework: Designed and implemented a robust process to evaluate enterprise risks and strengthen cybersecurity posture.• Incident Response & Executive Engagement: Organized and led cyber incident response tabletop exercises with senior leadership to improve readiness and decision-making.• Metrics & Board Reporting: Created comprehensive cybersecurity and resilience metrics and developed board-level presentation materials for the CISO and CTO.• Vendor Oversight & Resilience Testing: Directed vendor resilience assessments and executed full-scale disaster recovery exercises with managed service providers.• Regulatory Compliance Management: Ensured ongoing adherence to NY DFS, FINRA, and other regulatory requirements, maintaining a strong compliance posture.• Budget & Cost Control: Monitored departmental spending, validated vendor costs, and aligned budget planning to support program objectives efficiently.
Education
Guilford College
B.S, Justice and Policy Studies, Political Science
1994 — 1998
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