Nicole Keaton Hart, Chief of Cyber, Crisis & Technology Risks

Nicole Keaton Hart has a deep background in cyber security, enterprise strategy, large complex system development and disruptive technology integration. She brings a keen understanding of risk oversight and the ability to recognize sound risk management strategies. Nicole can see where technology risk can erode an organization’s ability meet business objectives.

An example of Nicole’s work is that in a mere six months, Nicole took a situation where there were over 1000 unresolved audit findings and guided the company to take a strategic rather than tactical approach in developing corporate risk management strategies for this Fortune 500 firm in a heavily regulated industry. The outcome was regulatory approval of the strategy which when implemented, successfully reduced risk allowing the firm to maintain its conservative public brand recognition and preserve shareholder value. Nicole’s financial services expertise includes guiding the development of a global purchasing and supply chain management risk management program for world's largest multi-national independent insurance claims management firm.

Nicole can add value at the Board and C-Suite level as a cybersecurity strategy expert, she guided Fulton County Government, one of the most populous counties in the US, in preparing for Super Bowl LIII with an integrated cybersecurity and risk management strategy, garnering adoption and broad execution across 170 public and private sector entities including the National Football League and Department of Homeland Security. Resulting from Nicole’s proactive risk mitigation and governance oversight, the county demonstrated business resiliency to increased global cyberattacks by maintaining a low cyber risk rating throughout the Super Bowl LIII event.

Nicole is a certified risk management (CRISC) and governance of enterprise information technology (CGEIT) professional and additionally holds an Executive Master of Management Information Technology from Georgia State University, a Bachelor of Science degree from Kennesaw State University and is currently pursuing an Executive Doctorate of Business Administration from the LeBow College of Business, Drexel University.