Mark Flavin

About Mark Flavin

Summary: Principal security and risk leader with a career spanning financial accounting, enterprise IT, cybersecurity, and regulatory assurance. I currently serve as Principal Security Focal Point for Sarbanes-Oxley at Verizon Business, where I align security controls, risk posture, and governance with regulatory and business expectations.My foundation began in accounting, with a decade focused on monthly close and managerial financial reporting—instilling a deep respect for control integrity, accuracy, and audit defensibility. I later transitioned into IT and cybersecurity program leadership, managing complex infrastructure, application, and security initiatives, followed by customer-facing cybersecurity leadership in regulated financial services environments.In addition to industry leadership, I have taught cybersecurity at the graduate (master’s) level, where I also designed and developed graduate-level curriculum. This experience reinforced disciplined thinking, conceptual clarity, and the ability to translate complex technical and risk topics into structured, defensible frameworks.I specialize in translating complex technical and cyber risk into clear, actionable insights for leadership, auditors, and stakeholders—bridging finance, security, and technology to build systems that withstand scrutiny and scale responsibly. I value clarity over hype, stewardship over status, and long-term resilience over short-term wins.

Experience

1. Principal - Security Focal Point

   Verizon Business

   Mar 2025 — Present · Newport News, VA, US

   Principal Security Focal Point for Sarbanes Oxley

Education

• Western New England University

  MBA, Masters in Business Administration

• Norges Handelshoyskole - NORWAY

  Sivilokonom, Business/Managerial Economics

  1991 — 1994

• Bay Path University

  Master's degree, Cybersecurity Management

• Greenfield Community College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  1981 — 1983

• Bentley University

  Bachelors, Bachelors of Science in Marketing

  1985 — 1988

• Western New England University

  Master's degree, Masters of Science in Information Systems

• Greenfield Community College

  Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

  1983 — 1985

Skills

• Change Management
• Claim
• Budgets
• Resource Management
• Program Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Infrastructure
• Requirements Analysis
• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Project Delivery
• Quality Assurance
• Time Management
• Vendor Management
• Requirements Gathering
• Insurance
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Sharepoint
• Training
• Business Process Improvement
• Waterfall
• Information Technology
• Project Planning
• Team Leadership
• Sdlc
• Visio
• Portfolio Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• IT Infrastructure Management
• Business Process
• IT Strategy
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Project Management
• Data Warehousing
• Business Requirements