Wayne Hilt

About Wayne Hilt

I am a strategic-thinking, results-oriented, and innovation-focused executive with over 25 years of multi-sector leadership experience in cybersecurity, information risk management, resiliency, organizational design, and M&A cybersecurity advising. The majority of my career has been spent in the financial sector, leading large, global teams of security professionals in providing business-enabling cybersecurity services, especially as relates to protection and incident response, and improving KPIs and KRIs across all security disciplines. In addition, I also have similar experience in the natural gas and electric generation / distribution, government contracting, and education sectors. I am highly skilled in strategic planning and operational execution and am passionate about qualitative and quantitative risk management, cybersecurity strategy development / implementation, and organizational leadership and development to drive business innovation, leverage emerging technologies, and enhance customer experiences.

Experience

1. Head of Business Information Security Office

   Truist

   May 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

Education

• West Virginia University

  BA, English

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Risk
• Computer Security
• Disaster Recovery
• Business Continuity
• Risk Management
• Penetration Testing
• Databases
• Risk Assessment
• Team Leadership
• Compliance
• Information Risk Management
• Governance
• Vulnerability Management
• Unix
• Compliance Management
• Information Security
• Information Security Management
• High Availability / Disaster Recovery Design and Management
• Solution Design
• Program Management
• High Availability
• IT Governance
• System Administration
• Solution Architecture
• Operating Systems
• Security Awareness
• Architecture
• Leadership
• Solaris
• Security
• Firewalls
• Network Security
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Infrastructure
• Application Security
• Information Technology
• Sox
• IT Management
• IT Strategy